Odo of Metz, also referred to as Eudes of Metz that lived during Charlemagne's reign in the Carolingian Empire is credited with it's construction.
His Imperial capital city was Aachen, although no permanent capital city existed. Aachen was his favourite place, where he built a Palace and a Cathedral
Charlemagne is buried at Aachen Cathedral, in Aachen, Germany.
Charlemagne is buried at Aachen Cathedral, in Aachen, Germany.
No, he died at his palace in Aachen on the 28th January 814, and was buried in Aachen Cathedral the very same day.
Aachen or aix-la-chapelle
It is possible that we will never really know why Aachen was special to Charlemagne, but it clearly was. It has been speculated that he may have been born there. He spent Christmas at Aachen in 768, and may have just come to appreciate the place at that time; it had already been used by Pippin the Younger as a place to stay, and so was well equipped. Charlemagne made Aachen his capital, and built both a palace and a cathedral there. He was buried there when he died.
the St. Basil's cathedral was built in 1555.
Florence Cathedral, Florence baptistry, the Palatine chapel at Aachen, Domus Aurea
a cathedral was built to resemble the shape of a cross
There are two Cathedrals in Christchurch, New Zealand: Christ Church Anglican cathedral was built from 1864-1894, and the Catholic Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament from 1901-1905. The Priory in Christchurch, UK is not a Cathedral. It was built from 1094-1290 There are also several Christ Church Cathedrals. The dates below refer to the current building on the site, not necessarily the first. * Oxford, UK: Christ Church Cathedral in was built in the 12th century. * Lisburn, Northern Ireland: Christ Church Cathedral in was built in 1708. * Dublin, Ireland: Christ Church Cathedral in was built in 1172. * Waterford, Ireland: Christ Church Cathedral in was built from 1773 -1779 * Montreal, Canada: Christ Church Cathedral in was built in 1859. * Fredericton, Canada: Christ Church Cathedral in was built from 1845-1853 with significant repairs made after a fire completed in 1912. * Vancouver, Canada: Christ Church Cathedral in was built from 1894-1895. * Victoria, Canada: Christ Church Cathedral in was built from 1926-1929. * St. Louis, USA: Christ Church cathedral was built in 1867. * Nashville, USA: Christ Church Cathedral in was built from 1889-1894. * Houston, USA: Christ Church Cathedral in was built from 1859-1876. * Springfield, USA: Christ Church Cathedral in was built from 1874-1876. * Hartford, USA: Christ Church Cathedral in was built in 1829. * Louisville, USA: Christ Church Cathedral in was built in 1824. * Indianapolis, USA: Christ Church Cathedral in was built in 1857. * Eau Claire, USA: Christ Church Cathedral in was built in 1916. * New Orleans, USA: Christ Church Cathedral in was possibly built from 1805? * Mobile, USA: Christ Church Cathedral in was built from 1835-1840. * Nassau, Bahamas: Christ Church Cathedral in was built in 1837. * Darwin, Australia: Christ Church Cathedral in was built in 1976. * Newcastle, Australia: Christ Church Cathedral in was opened in 1818. * Grafton, Australia: Christ Church Cathedral in was built from 1880-1884. * Nelson, New Zealand: Christ Church Cathedral in was built from 1925-1965. * Ottawa, Canada: Christ Church Cathedral in was built in ? * Hamilton, Canada: Christ Church Cathedral in was built in ? * Whitehorse,Canada: Christ Church Cathedral in was built in ? * Lexington, USA: Christ Church Cathedral in was built in * Sherman, USA: Christ Church Cathedral in was built in ?
Coventry's First cathedral, St Mary's, was built in 1043
the durham cathedral was built for worship and for prays for people to be able to talk to their god