Pre-Romanesque

Begun in 786 for the palace of Charlemagne, the Palatine Chapel is one of the most important surviving examples of Carolingian architecture. It is well preserved and now serves as the nave of Aachen Cathedral.

The Westwork of Aachen Cathedral is of Carolingian origin but most of it dates from the 17th and 19th centuries. The west portal contains the great bronze doors known as the Wolf's Doors, which were cast around 800 for the Palatine Chapel.

Kolocep is the nearest of the Elaphite Islands to Dubrovnik and has been a popular summer retreat for city dwellers since the 16th century. It is dotted with a number of small pre-Romanesque churches.

Founded by Charlemagne, the 8th-century Church of St. Martin in Linz is the oldest church in Austria that still retains most of its original form.

St-Philibert is a Carolingian church, monastery and pilgrimage site dating from 814-39. Although it was sacked by the Vikings in 858, the sarcophagus of St. Philibert (839) can still be seen.