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Aachen Cathedral was erected on the orders of Charlemagne in AD 786 and was on completion the largest cathedral north of the Alps.

On his death Charlemagne's remains were interred in the cathedral and can be seen there to this day.

The cathedral was extended several times in later ages, turning it into a curious and unique mixture of building styles.

For 600 years, from 936 to 1531, Aachen Cathedral was the church of coronation for 30 German kings and 12 queens.