Category: Carolingian
Below is a working index of Carolingian churches - that is, churches from the late 8th and 9th centuries in northern Europe. The period was initiated by (and named for) Charlemagne, who ruled from Aachen and was crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 800 AD.
Featured Carolingian Churches
Aachen, Germany |
Mustair, Switzerland |
Loire Valley, France |
Carolingian Churches Index
| Carolingian Churches in Austria Linz: Martinskirche (700s) Carolingian Churches in France Germigny-des-Prés (805) Saint-Philibert-de-Grand-Lieu (814-47) |
Carolingian Churches in Germany Aachen - Palatine Chapel (792-805) Corvey Abbey (885) Fulda: St. Michael (822) Frankfurt-Höchst: Saint Justinus' Church, (830) Lorsch Abbey (c.800) Reichenau Island: St. George, Oberzell (888) Steinbach: Einhard's Basilica (827) |
Carolingian Churches in Switzerland Mustair: Convent of St. John (c.780) |
Sources & More Information
- Kenneth John Conant, Carolingian and Romanesque Architecture 800-1200 (Pelican History of Art)
(Yale University Press, 1993).
- Carolingian Architecture - Wikipedia
- Artemedievale.net (France, Spain, Italy)
- L'art carolingien - Art préroman
