Aachenska katedrala: razlika između inačica

U kripti katedrale sahranjen je [[Karlo Veliki]] 814. god., a 1000. god., [[Oton III., car Svetog Rimskog Carstva|Oton III.]] (koji je također sahranjen u katedrali) ju je dao otvoriti, što je zabilježio Oton iz Lomella u Novaleškim kronikama oko 1026. god. Tu spominje kako su se iznenadili pronašavši Karlovo tijelo u sjedećem položaju sa zlatnom krunom na glavi i žezlom u rukavicama kroz koje su probili nokti. Iznad njega se nalazio kanopos od krečnjakavapnenca i mramora.<ref > Iz ''Monumenta Germaniae Historica, Scriptores'', VII, knjiga III., str. 32.: <br>'' "So we went in to Charles. He did not lie, as the dead otherwise do, but sat as if he were living. He was crowned with a golden crown and held in his gloved hands a sceptre; the fingernails had penetrated through the gloves and stuck out. Above him was a canopy of limestone and marble. Entering, we broke through this. Upon our entrance, a strong smell struck us. Kneeling, we gave Emperor Charles our homage, and put in order the damage that had been done. Emperor Charles had not lost any of his members to decay, except only the tip of his nose. Emperor Otto replaced this with gold, took a tooth from Charles’s mouth, walled up the entrance to the chamber, and withdrew again."'' </ref> Na zidu velike dvorane u gradskoj palači u Aachenu nalazi se naslikan upravo prizor kako Oton s plemićima gleda u mrtvog Cara.