During the carolingian period, in addition to central architecture, the t shaped basilica form was frequently employed; failry well preserved examples of this can be found at steinbach and at seligenstadt in germany.
Explanation: In contrast to Merovingian architecture, a large number of Carolingian buildings have survived. The most renowned edifice of the Caroligian period is the Palatine Chapel at Aachenthe the core of the present-day cathedral.