Palatine Chapel, Aachen
The Palatine Chapel is an early medieval chapel that is a remaining component of Charlemagne 's Palace of Aachen in what is now Germany . Although the palace itself no longer exists, the chapel has been incorporated into Aachen Cathedral . It is the city's major landmark and a central monument of the Carolingian Renaissance . The chapel holds the remains of Charlemagne . Later it was appropriated by the Ottonians and their coronations were held there from 936 to 1531. [ 1 ] As part of Aachen Cathedral, the chapel is designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site . [From Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palatine_Chapel,_Aachen ]