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Aachen is Germany’s westernmost big city, and it is located in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The city was founded by the Romans, and it quickly developed into a politically important city. Charlemagne of the Frankish Empire chose Aachen as his city of residence, and subsequently 31 German-Roman emperors were crowned in the city’s cathedral as Germanic kings. Today, Aachen is located on the border between Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands, and it has sights on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
In the center of the city you can see Aachener Dom, which is one of the oldest cathedrals in Europe. It was Charlemagne who founded the great church in which he himself was buried in 814. In the cathedral you can enjoy a particularly beautiful interior that dates back to the time of Charlemagne. The center of the construction is Oktogon, which was built 795-803, and where today, among other things, you can see Charlemagne’s marble throne, which was subsequently used by many German kings.
At the cathedral is the Domschatzkammer, which exhibits Germany’s and Northern Europe’s finest church treasures, and immediately north of the cathedral you find the square Katschhof, where you can visit the Center Charlemagne, which is the city museum in Aachen. From here you can take a walk in the city’s cozy center around the Markt square, where Aachen’s beautiful town hall from the 14th century stands. You should also take a walk in the park named Elisengarten with its neoclassical pavilion Elisenbrunnen, where the famous spring Kaiserquelle is located.
In Aachen, you can see two preserved city gates, Ponttor and Marschiertor, both of which originate from Aachen’s historic city walls from around the year 1300. In the city, you can also see Aachen’s beautiful theater, the church of St. Michael from 1628 and the Stadtgarten park, where the Neues Kurhaus from 1914-1916 is a great sight. Another popular spot is the Dreiländerpunkt a few kilometers southwest of Aachen. Here the countries of Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands meet at a marked place, and there are activities around the spot, e.g. a lookout tower and a large labyrinth.
Liège is one of the largest cities in the Walloon part of Belgium. It was already the situation in Roman times, when it was called Leodicum. The city’s continued development made it an important political and cultural center in the Middle Ages, and already in 717 Liège had become a bishop’s seat. The city was for a long period ruled by prince-bishops who came from the nobility of the Holy Roman Empire.
The city enjoyed privileges from the late 12th century and the prince-bishops ruled until their ouster by Napoleonic revolutionary troops. After the Napoleonic era, Liège became part of the united Netherlands before the city became part of the new Belgian state from 1830. Liège also became an industrial center and the city hosted the Exposition Universelle in 1905.
When you say Cologne, most people think of the majestic cathedral, which is one of the world’s largest churches, and which since the foundation of the church has been a pilgrimage church because of the relics of the Biblical Magi. The church continues to throne over the city as one of both Germany and Europe’s major buildings, and a visit to the church is worth the whole trip to Cologne.
Cologne has so much else to offer besides the cathedral. With the status of Roman colony, there was an early city here, and relics from that time are still to be seen in many places in the city and in museums. Today the Roman monuments blend with Cologne’s numerous large churches, mainly dating to the Romanesque period, the medieval city gates, cozy squares and modern Cologne.
Aachen, Germany
Overview of Aachen
Aachen is Germany’s westernmost big city, and it is located in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The city was founded by the Romans, and it quickly developed into a politically important city. Charlemagne of the Frankish Empire chose Aachen as his city of residence, and subsequently 31 German-Roman emperors were crowned in the city’s cathedral as Germanic kings. Today, Aachen is located on the border between Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands, and it has sights on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
In the center of the city you can see Aachener Dom, which is one of the oldest cathedrals in Europe. It was Charlemagne who founded the great church in which he himself was buried in 814. In the cathedral you can enjoy a particularly beautiful interior that dates back to the time of Charlemagne. The center of the construction is Oktogon, which was built 795-803, and where today, among other things, you can see Charlemagne’s marble throne, which was subsequently used by many German kings.
At the cathedral is the Domschatzkammer, which exhibits Germany’s and Northern Europe’s finest church treasures, and immediately north of the cathedral you find the square Katschhof, where you can visit the Center Charlemagne, which is the city museum in Aachen. From here you can take a walk in the city’s cozy center around the Markt square, where Aachen’s beautiful town hall from the 14th century stands. You should also take a walk in the park named Elisengarten with its neoclassical pavilion Elisenbrunnen, where the famous spring Kaiserquelle is located.
About the Aachen travel guide
Contents: Tours in the city + tours in the surrounding area
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Author: Stig Albeck
Publisher: Vamados.com
Language: English
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