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786
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Charlemagne commissions the Palatine Chapel
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790
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Construction of Palatine Chapel
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814
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Charlemagne is buried in the choir of the Palatine Chapel
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28 Jan 814
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Death of Charlemagne
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1000
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Emperor Otto III opens Charlemagne's tomb
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1165
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Frederick Barbarossa transfers the remains of Charlemagne to a golden shrine
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1215
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Emperor Frederick II moves Charlemagne's bones to a splendid golden shrine, which is placed beneath the chandelier in the middle of the Palatine Chapel in Aachen.
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1349
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A revival of interest in relics, especially those of Charlemagne, leads to the creation of two new reliquaries to display some of the emperor's bones. Commissioned by Charles IV, the Reliquary of Charlemagne (with his thigh bone) and the Bust of Charlemag
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1355
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Construction begins on the Gothic choir of Aachen Cathedral
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1414
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Consecration of the Glass Chapel in Aachen Cathedral
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1481
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Charlemagne's arm reliquary commissioned
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1978
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Aachen Cathedral designated a World Heritage Site
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1986
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Restoration of Aachen Cathedral Dome
