The greatest medieval palace

[pow]

I’m a Brit living in Maastricht only an hour away from Aachen and have been hundreds of times and I’m always blown away by it. Truly remarkable building.

[spherence]

It’s the oppression of the majority of the humans at that time that is impressive.
What an awful man.
Weird behavior towards his daughters and family.

[Funnyhandle]

If you want to see a real Frankenstein go to the met cloisters in NYC. They have old architecture from medieval buildings, that were created from quarry’s around the planet. They tried to use the pieces to recreate what some of the buildings looked like.

[guitartopro]

There is a sense in rich people doing crazy stuff through history

[kaihiggins]

Let’s be honest, he wasn’t a king but an Emperor

[andrews]

Frankenstein, and Charlemagne was the Frank!

[misterghee]

greatgreat some forfather haha Franks&Karolingian,

[craigsurette]

It is a testament to just how far Europe had slid into the Dark Ages, that at the start of the Carolingian renaissance, the king had to have his architects steal stonework for his palace from the still standing ruins of buildings which were at least 500 years old

[harcoom]

Gavelkind is so cringe man. Bro was one of the closest to reviving western roman borders and then boom splits into three. Dumbest thing ever.

[jamesbarry]

It's a cross between a casino and a bad wedding Hall 😅😅😅😅

[raulnavarrete]

Man German tribes were a menace in Europe.

[victoryhistory]

During his lifetime he was called The Father of Europe. Now I believe most every person of European descent is related to him.

[CalidrisJZ]

I don't think if Charlemagne does it it's plunder, is it?

[StarkIller-dfgw]

If he was truly great he would of built his own building without plundering others buildings! So many absolutely stunning buildings where plundered. Real shame most of the best buildings in Greece & Italy & even modern day Turkey which was Greek lands full of Greek buildings of immense beauty plundered sadly. Even more recently the Turks sold the altar of Zues from Pergamon. The intire building is now inside a German museum. They rebuilt Zeus altar then made a building around it. Stunningly beautiful Greek building. Made by ancient Greeks to rival Athens Parthenon. It was ofcourse in Pergamon. So many wonderful works plundered & destroyed. Even now daily tombs & even Greek churches are being demolished to plunder & look for gold by muslims who then sell of what they can.

[SaturnRooster]

Roman doesn't have a style. How can it?
It employed Etruscans and Greeks and other skilled people's.
Romans were good for nothing but war and managing slaves.

Romans history is total rubbish.

[MyTv-]

Most temples are built to glorify powerful humans. The celestial are just the convenient argument not the primary reason.

[DavidMacKenzie-sv]

And, your point is? It really isn't a Frankenstein's monster of anything.

[bojanmilenkovic]

Germanic tribes brought the dark ages and destroyed the Western Roman Empire.With catholic church they nearly brought us back to the stone age, but if you ask historians from GB and Germany that is the peak of European civilization.There were hundreds and hundreds kings or emperors like or more important than Charlemagne throughout history of Europe but he has to be mentioned every time

[mahmudnuur]

Crusades grandson come we are waiting for you, the result will be same as your grandfathers