Germany. Rhineland-Palatinate. Koblenz. Basilica of Saint Castor. In this church Carolingian heirs discussed what was to become the Treaty of Verdun (843) and division of Charlemagne's empire. Original construction, 817-836. Current building, Romanesque style with later restorations, 1160-1208. Southern side with apse.

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