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Throne of Charlemagne (798), Aachen Cathedral, Germany

The throne was erected by Charlemagne at the end of the 8th century in the Aachen cathedral.

The seat of the throne consists of four marble plates held together with bronze clamps.
The plates are said to be taken from the floor of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. There are fine, incised lines on one of the two side-plates, which served as the board for an ancient game of Nine Men's Morris played by roman soldiers guarding Jesus tomb.

Until 1531 the throne served as the coronation throne of the Kings of Germany, being used at a total of thirty-one coronations.

During the second World War the throne was covered with tar paper and buried in sand. Today there are dirty yellow stains on the throne from the tar paper, which have not been removed for fear of damaging the ancient graffiti on the throne.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Throne_of_Charlemagne
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nine_Men%27s_Morris

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Taken in: Deutschland / Nordrhein-Westfalen / Aachen / Beverau (show map)

Taken on: December 22, 2016

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Camera: Canon EOS-1D X, f/4.0, 1/30 sec, 40mm, ISO 1600 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS-1D X
Lens:	EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM
Aperture:	f/4.0
Exposure Time:	0.033 sec (1/30)
Focal Length:	40mm
ISO:	1600
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Aperture 3.6
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