The pre-Romanesque architecture of the late 8th and 9th cent. in France and Germany, based on Roman forms. So called after the emperor Charlemagne (768 814). The cathedral of Aachen is the best-known example.
The pre-Romanesque architecture of the late 8th and 9th cent. in France and Germany, based on Roman forms. So called after the emperor Charlemagne (768 814). The cathedral of Aachen is the best-known example.