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1 day ago · The Aachen Cathedral, built around 800, was the very first site to be granted UNESCO status in Germany. The final resting place of Charlemagne, it’s also where emperors were crowned for 600 years. The final resting place of Charlemagne, it’s also where emperors were crowned for 600 years.
6 days ago · Vertical Gain. 730 m. Starting at the Cologne Cathedral and ending at the Aachen Cathedral, this route follows part of the Camino de Santiago, also known as the Way of St. James (Jakobsweg in German), specifically the North Rhine route. Die nordrheinischen Jakobswege wurden von der Deutschen St. Jakobus-Gesellschaft (DSJG) zusammen mit dem ...
1 day ago · Charlemagne died in 814, and was laid to rest in the Aachen Cathedral, within his imperial capital city Aachen. He was succeeded by his only surviving son Louis the Pious . After Louis, the Frankish kingdom would be divided, eventually coalescing into West and East Francia , which would respectively become France and the Holy Roman Empire .
I'm planning a day trip to Aachen on a Saturday and would like to take a tour of the Cathedral so I can see the Hochmünster with the imperial throne. The website says tour tickets can only be purchased on the day of the tour, and sales start at 10 am.
1 day ago · Fountain mosaic in the Aachen cathedral (picture by Sara Keller) Roman latrines in Aachen. My recent visit to Aachen at the occasion of the 53. annual conference of the Koldewey-Gesellschaft was a clear call for that. City archaeologist Andreas Schaub guided us in the lanes of Aachen/Aix-la-Chapelle, once the royal residence of Charlemagne’s ...
2 days ago · Von hochkarätigen Konzerten über coole Festivals bis hin zu unseren Must-See-Highlights wie CHIO und Weihnachtsmarkt – hier ist für jeden Geschmack etwas dabei. Genieße das Flair auf den Straßenfesten oder gönn dir kulinarische Höhepunkte auf dem Weinfest. Aachen präsentiert eine vielfältige Palette an Events, die keine Wünsche ...
2 days ago · Queen of Scotland from 1542 until her forced abdication in 1567, Mary Stuart (1542–1587) was first buried in Peterborough Cathedral but later reinterred in a magnificent marble tomb in the Lady ...
