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Kingdom of Charlemagne (Age of Charlemagne) Civil Tier 6

Carolingian Churches

Under the Merovingian dynasty, the Franks pioneered what is now known as the Pre-Romanesque style of architecture and art, which attempted to collate Christian and Mediterranean styles of architecture into a new type of design. Most of the architectural efforts of the Pre-Romanesque period are exemplified by churches and basilicas, whose numbers increased dramatically during the Merovingian period. The monastery at Lorsch, Germany, is a good example of this style, with a stout, steep-roofed gatehouse and arched facade and columns. The gatehouse's triple-arched entrance is an evolution of Pre-Romanesque styles adopted by the later Carolingians as they added Roman features to the existing architectural model. This is also evidenced by the original Palatine Chapel at Charlemagne's Palace of Aachen. Although the original chapel no longer exists, it was reconstructed according to original designs, with an octagonal dome at the centre, over the cloister-vault. Charlemagne's body was interred at the chapel, but unfortunately his body was moved more than once during Medieval times and its location is no longer known.

Node Set Civil Tier 6

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Requires Technologies	Capitulare de Villis

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Enables Technologies	Carolingian Architecture
Enables Buildings	Monastery