The model shows the imperial palace Ingelheim at the time of Charlemagne, which can be viewed in the permanent exhibition in the museum near the imperial palace., © Rainer Oppenheimer© Rainer Oppenheimer

It is one of the oldest examples of the adoption of Roman engineering and architecture in the Middle Ages and an important archaeological monument. In the Imperial Palace Archaeological Zone, the canal can be viewed in the round towers of the semi-circular building. The so-called basin of the long-distance water pipeline in the centre of the monument area probably served as a clarification basin.