Kaiserpfalz Museum

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In 1963 demolition of houses damaged in World War II led to the sensational discovery of the Carolingian Königsplatz, the palace where Charlemagne held the first Frankish assembly on Saxon lands in 777 AD. The museum exhibits the remains of palace and early history of Paderborn.

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Address
Am Ikenberg 2, Paderborn, Germany

Established
1978

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