This bust of Charlemagne was created around 1350 and is kept at the Aachen Cathedral in Germany, the king's final resting place. The top section of Charlemagne's skull forms part of the bust.

Although he died in 814, he was re-buried in the Karlsschrein at Aachen Cathedral. The textile now found to be a match to the ...

Aachen in west Germany can be reached from London St Pancras by Eurostar in a little over three hours and is the resting place of Charlemagne, who is buried in the cathedral there.

Aachen is home to one of the oldest cathedrals in the world, the spectacular structure was ordered by Emperor Charlemagne and was completed around the year 800.

A silk bag housed in Westminster Abbey was made from the same material as the burial shroud of Charlemagne, the first Holy Roman Emperor, researchers have found. The abbey has discovered that a ...

Charlemagne (748 – 814) ruled over a huge empire in the 8th century, uniting most of Western and Central Europe, and was the first recognised emperor to rule from the west after the fall of the Roman ...

Construction of this palatine chapel, with its octagonal basilica and cupola, began c. 790–800 under the Emperor Charlemagne. Originally inspired by the churches of the Eastern part of the Holy Roman ...

Aachen's rich history includes serving as the home of Charlemagne, the renowned medieval emperor. Its most iconic feature is the Aachen Cathedral, one of the first 12 sites to be recognised as a ...