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| 754 | The Abbey of Saint-Denis is begun; its cruciform (cross-shaped) plan imitates that of St. Peter's in Rome. |
| c. 790 | Construction begins on the abbey of St. Savior at Fulda; the church includes a transept modeled on that of St. Peter's in Rome. |
| Construction begins on Charlemagne's palace at Aachen, which is laid out according to a grid of squares in imitation of Roman methods. | |
| c. 800 | Construction begins on the abbey at Lorsch in Germany. Its gateway evokes the Arch of Constantine in Rome. |
| 800 | Charlemagne, who began a project of articulating the ideas of power, order, and Christian faith through architecture, is crowned emperor in St. Peter's in Rome by Pope Leo III. |
| c. 820 | The church of San Prassede in Rome is built under Pope Paschal I in conscious imitation of early Christian basilicas. |
| c. 830 | An ideal plan of a... |
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