Aachen - 1200 years after Charlemagne | Discover Germany
Charlemagne had Aachen built up into his favorite residence. From here he ruled over his huge empire, which stretched from the North Sea to the Mediterranean. In 2014 Aachen is commemorating Charlemagne, who died there 1200 years ago. With the imperial cathedral as its focal point, special exhibitions with sumptuous objects from all over Europe bring Charlemagne's era to life.
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Aachener Dom - Aachen Cathedral
Aachen Cathedral, frequently referred to as the Imperial Cathedral (in German: Kaiserdom, Aachener Dom), is a Roman Catholic church in Aachen, Germany. The church is the oldest cathedral in northern Europe and was known as the Royal Church of St. Mary at Aachen during the Middle Ages. For 595 years, from 936 to 1531, the Aachen chapel was the church of coronation for 30 German kings and 12 queens. The church is the episcopal seat of the Diocese of Aachen.
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Aachen, Germany, historic center and cathedral
We are taking you on a trip to Aachen, Germany's westernmost city, right next to the Netherlands and Belgium. It is a typical place but famous for one very special building, the cathedral. Aachen is a city with a very ancient cathedral, and most famous as the home of Charlemagne.
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Charlemagne, was the Holy Roman Emperor who came here in the year 768. Charlemagne spent most of his final years in Aachen and he ordered the cathedral to be constructed, and it still stands today, as you will see while we explore that magnificent building, which is one of the most important architectural landmarks in Europe.
Two other main sites are City Hall and the market square. Everything is quite close together here in the pedestrian center of the old town. In a few minutes we will show you these charming lanes with the outdoor restaurants and locals taking a stroll. We will have a look at the market square with its colorful produce and inexpensive eating – less than five euros for a casual standup bratwurst and fries. Next to that we will bring you inside the City Hall. Aachen's other remaining historic building dates to the early 14th century. Take a lunch break in the park and enjoy the historic old buildings.
The pedestrian zone is rather small, just 400 meters across, with the Dom, or cathedral at the center, as usual in a medieval town plan.
The cathedral was built in two different architectural styles in two different time periods, early ninth-century Byzantine, that's 1200 years ago, and then later Middle Ages, the gothic extension of the choir with the stained glass windows around it. The surface area of the stained glass is more than 1000 square meters, based on the model of Sant' Chapelle in Paris. From the outside you can see the gothic features of the pointed arches and the buttresses holding up the walls.
It's one of the oldest cathedrals in Europe. The original part is the octagonal chapel in the middle called the Palatine Chapel with eight large columns holding it up, and beyond, there are some smaller chapels around it. That early Byzantine architectural style was influenced by churches in Ravenna and Constantinople. It was huge for its day. The width and height of the chapel were the largest ever built north of the Alps until the Middle Ages, when the large gothic cathedrals were constructed.
Not only is the cathedral a UNESCO World Heritage Site, it was in the very first list ever published. The first 12 sites were declared in 1978 with this cathedral among them. Now there are over a thousand UNESCO World Heritage Sites. So that's another indication of the extreme cultural and historic importance of the dome.
As usual with such an extraordinarily beautiful and complicated structure, you have to see it in person. Its pictures just do not do it full justice. You'll get some idea from looking at the images but being inside this building is an otherworldly experience.
You will be an enraptured and awestruck in looking around at the dazzling beauties of this amazing structure. The best way to appreciate such a complicated space is walk to various locations so that you can gain perspective on the different angles, and then you may sit down in peace and just absorb the quiet beauty of this wonderful space.
Aachen and the Cathedral were so important to the Emperor Charlemagne that he is buried here in this golden coffin in a place of honor in the choir, with the vaulting Gothic arches and stained-glass windows all around him.
The building stands in the middle of the pedestrian zone, so all of a sudden outdoors is quite lively with people walking and they're shops and restaurants. So let's go take a look.
You've seen how Aachen is worth visiting just because of that one building, the magnificent cathedral, but now you'll see that the town itself, especially here in the historic center in the pedestrian zone, is really a most enjoyable place to spend some time. As we've seen already, this central zone is not huge. It's about 400 meters across, so, really quite easy to wander around. You might spend a couple hours here, have a meal, do a little shopping and just relax.
No cars allowed in this peaceful neighborhood, but you've got the bicycles and some bikers appear able to carry large cargo on their bike.
The large historic building next to the marketplace is the Rathaus, or City Hall, with 50 statues of kings of Germany on its façade. The building was constructed between 1330 and 1380, open to the public with a small admission fee as a museum.
Most impressive is the Coronation Hall, or Kaiseraal, where banquets were held after crowning a king. It's 45 meters long, spanning the entire length of the building.
Naturally this Town Hall has gone through some renovations and reconstructions during its 650 year history. It was severely damage in World War II, but you'd never know it with the way it looks today.
Aachen Cathedral, Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe
Aachen Cathedral, frequently referred to as the Imperial Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic church in Aachen, Germany. The church is the oldest cathedral in northern Europe and was known as the Royal Church of St. Mary at Aachen during the Middle Ages. For 595 years, from 936 to 1531, the Aachen chapel was the church of coronation for 30 German kings and 12 queens. The church is the episcopal seat of the Diocese of Aachen. Charles the Great (Charlemagne) began the construction of the Palatine Chapel around 796, along with the building of the rest of the palace structures. The construction is credited to Odo of Metz. It suffered a large amount of damage around 881, by the Northmen and was restored in 983. In the 14th and 15th centuries, Gothic additions were added, including the choir in 1355. It was restored again in 1881. The core of the cathedral is the Carolingian Palatine Chapel, which is notably small in comparison to the later additions. In order to sustain the enormous flow of pilgrims in the Gothic period a choir hall was built: a two-part Capella vitrea (glass chapel) which was consecrated on the 600th anniversary of Charlemagne's death. A cupola, several other chapels and a steeple were also constructed at later dates. In 1978, it was one of the first 12 items to make the entry into the UNESCO list of world heritage sites, as the first German and one of the first three European historical ensembles. The cathedral uses two distinct architectural styles. First, the Palatine Chapel of Charlemagne, modeled after San Vitale at Ravenna and considered to be Carolingian-Romanesque. Secondly, the choir in the Gothic style. In the western gallery on the lower floor, opposite the choir, the Throne of Charlemagne is to be found, which has been the object of new investigations in the past decades. The original Carolingian throne came from the spolia of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. The appearance of the throne and its location in the Palatine Chapel did not change with the passage of centuries. Between 936 and 1531, thirty one German kings ascended to this throne after their anointment and coronation at the Altar of Mary. The Westwork (western facade) of the cathedral is of Carolingian origin, flanked by two stair-towers. It is a two-story building, completed by a porch from the 18th century at the west end.
The bronze leaves attached to this porch, the Wolfstür (Wolf's Door) weigh 43 hundredweight altogether (cf. with this the Lousberg saga). The main entrance to the Cathedral, the door was cast in Aachen around 800 and was located between the westwork and the octogon in the so-called hexadecagon up to 1788. The portal was restored in 1924. Each leaf is divided into eight rectangles - a number which had religious symbolism in Christianity, as a symbol of Sunday, the day of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ and also of perfection (as did twelve, also) and can be found in the measurements of the Palatine Chapel over and over again. These boxes were framed by decorative strips, which are made of egg-shaped decorations. The egg was considered a symbol of life and fertility from antiquity. In Christian belief it was embued with the even wider symbolism of Eternal Life. The door-rings in the shape of lions' heads are wreathed by 24 (i.e. two time twelve or three times eight) acanthus scrolls again to be understood at the deepest level through numerology. The Wolfstür's imitation of the shape of the ancient Roman temple door signifies Charlemagne's claim, to have established a New Rome in Aachen with the Palatine Chapel as the distinctive monumental building. In the forehall, there is a bronze sculpture of a bear, which was probably made in the tenth century, i.e. in Ottonian times. Opposite it is a bronze pine cone with 129 perforated scales, which stands 91 cm high (including its base); its date is controversial and ranges from the 3rd to the tenth century. Its base is clearly Ottonian and includes an inscription written in Leonine hexameter, which refers to the Tigris and Euphrates rivers of Mesopotamia. According to one view, the pine cone would originally have served as a waterspout on a fountain and would been placed in the atrium of the Palatine chapel in Carolingian times. The upper level is characterised by an exceptionally fine brick western wall. Inside, it bulges outward, while the outside bulges inwards, so that the Carolingian west wall can be seen as a convex- concave bulge.
Road trip to Aachen, Germany - Aachen Cathedral, Aachen Rathaus
One of the most interesting structures we’ve visited in all of our travels is the Aachen Cathedral built in the 9th century for Charles the Great (Charlemagne). In this Episode of European Road Trip, we take you to Aachen Germany.
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Mission World Heritage: Aachen Cathedral | Euromaxx
The foundation stone for Aachen Cathedral was laid in 796. The church was the setting for no less than 30 coronation ceremonies during its rich history. We take a look at what the World Heritage status has meant for this famous German church over the years.
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Video tour of Aachen city, Germany
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Aachener Dom - Aachener Dom In Germany - Aachen Catheradl
Aachen Catheradl, frequently referred to as the Imperial Cathedral (in German: Kaiserdom), is a Roman Catholic church in Aachen, Germany. The church is the oldest cathedral in northern Europe and was known as the Royal Church of St. Mary at Aachen during the Middle Ages. For 595 years, from 936 to 1531, the Aachen chapel was the church of coronation for 30 German kings and 12 queens. The church is the episcopal seat of the Diocese of Aachen. More info visit
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Der Aachener Dom, auch Aachener Münster oder Aachener Kaiserdom, ist die Bischofskirche des Bistums Aachen. Patronin der Kathedrale ist die Gottesmutter Maria. Der heutige Dom besteht aus mehreren Teilbauten, deren jeweilige Entstehungszeiten die Epochen des Frühmittelalters bis hin zur Neuzeit umfassen: Das karolingische Oktogon, ehemals die Pfalzkapelle[Anm. 1] der Aachener Königspfalz, ist das weltweit bedeutsamste architektonische Beispiel für die karolingische Renaissance. Karl der Große ließ den Zentralbau und das Westwerk gegen Ende des achten Jahrhunderts als Kern seiner Pfalzanlage errichten; die Grundsteinlegung erfolgte 796.[1] for more infor,please visit:
Places to see in ( Aachen - Germany ) Treasury of Aachen Cathedral
Places to see in ( Aachen - Germany ) Treasury of Aachen Cathedral
The Aachen Cathedral Treasury (German: Aachener Domschatzkammer) is a museum of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Aachen under the control of the Cathedral chapter, which houses one of the most important collections of medieval church artworks in Europe. In 1978, the Aachen Cathedral Treasury, along with Aachen Cathedral, was the first monument on German soil to be entered in the List of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The Treasury contains works from Late Antique, Carolingian, Ottonian, Staufen, and Gothic times. The exhibits are displayed in premises connected to the Cathedral cloisters.
In 1995, the Cathedral Treasury was completely refurnished in accordance with the newest conservation and pedagogical knowledge. An area of over 600 m2 contains over a hundred artworks, divided into five thematic groups. One conceptional area is the documentation of the Cathedral as the church of Charlemagne. The late gothic silver-gilt Bust of Charlemagne, a model for countless later reliquaries stands in the centre of this section. The Persephone sarcophagus, the Roman marble sarcophagus of the early third century in which Charlemagne was buried in the Cathedral is also here.
Among the objects in the Cathedral Treasury which were connected with Charlemagne is an Olifant from eleventh century (Saracen) Southern Italy or the east, which was long considered the Hunting Horn of Charlemagne. There is also the so-called Hunting Knife of Charlemagne, dating to the eighth century. It and the Petrusmesser in the Bamberg Cathedral Treasury are the only known Medieval knives that were kept above ground and therefore had a special significance from the beginning. All other similar pieces have been found in archaeological contexts. The hunting knife, made of Damascus steel is classified as Anglo-Saxon or Scandinavian. The associated sheath probably dates to the eleventh century and bears an Old English inscription, reading BRHTZIGE MEC FECID (Brythsige made me).
The second section contains objects connected to the liturgy, including the Cross of Lothar (still used today on special occasions), the Aachen Altar, the Carolingian Treasury Gospels, a masterpiece of medieval illumination. In addition there is also the late gothic pieces of goldsmith Hans von Reutlingen.
Artworks which were used at Aachen at the Coronations of the Holy Roman Emperor between 936 and 1531 form a third thematic category, including the masterfully produced ivory situla,[3] a vessel for Holy water made in Trier around the year 1000 and decorated with rich reliefs, as well as the Ottonian Liuthar Gospels which are exemplary of their period.
The relics of the Cathedral and the pilgrimage to Aachen (particularly the Aachen pilgrimage) and the cathedral as a church of Mary are the fourth and fifth categories. The reliquaries and the so-called Hungarian Donations, as well as pictures and sculptures of the Theotokos are displayed here. Gems which donors and patrons (often clergy) gave to the Cathedral treasury are displayed in vitrines. Items from the rich textile collection of the treasury are in constant rotation in the basement, with the coronation cloak, the Cappa Leonis (c.1520), falsely named after Pope Leo III in the centre.
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Aachener Domschatzkammer / Aachen Cathedral Treasury / Schatkamer van de Dom van Aken
Die Aachener Domschatzkammer, ein Museum des Bistums Aachen in der Trägerschaft des Domkapitels, beherbergt den Aachener Domschatz, eine der bedeutendsten Sammlungen kirchlicher Kulturschätze in Europa. Der Aachener Domschatz wurde 1978 neben dem Dom als erstes Denkmal auf deutschem Boden in die Liste des UNESCO-Weltkulturerbes aufgenommen.[1] Gezeigt werden Werke aus spätantiker, karolingischer, ottonischer, staufischer und gotischer Zeit. Die Schatzkammer befindet sich im Kreuzgang des Doms.
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Aachen Cathedral (UNESCO/NHK)
Construction of this palatine chapel, with its octagonal basilica and cupola, began c. 790--800 under the Emperor Charlemagne. Originally inspired by the churches of the Eastern part of the Holy Roman Empire, it was splendidly enlarged in the Middle Ages.
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DER BARBAROSSALEUCHTER EIN DETAIL - DAS OKTOGON - DER AACHENER DOM - AACHEN CATHEDRAL
Ein Detail vom Barbarossa-Leuchter c. 1165 aus vergoldetem Kupfer in der Mitte des Oktogons (Der Aachener Dom), gefilmt um 11:34 am 22. Juni 2015. A detail of the Barbarossa Chandelier c. 1165 in the middle of the Octagon in Aachen Cathedral, filmed at 11:34 on June 22, 2015. Szczegół z żyrandola Barbarossy ok. 1165 zawieszonego pośrodku Oktagonu, najstarszej części Katedry w Akwizgranie, sfilmowany o 11:34 22 czerwca 2015.
Der Barbarossaleuchter ist ein Radleuchter, der im Auftrag Kaiser Friedrichs I., genannt Barbarossa, und dessen Gemahlin Beatrix etwa im Zeitraum zwischen 1165 und 1170 angefertigt und unter dem Kuppeldach der Pfalzkapelle Karls des Großen, des heutigen Aachener Domes, angebracht wurde. Der Leuchter war eine Stiftung zu Ehren der Gottesmutter Maria, der Schutzpatronin der Aachener Stifts- und Krönungskirche, und stellte zugleich eine Ehrung seines Gründers Karl dar. Der Barbarossaleuchter aus vergoldetem Kupfer hat einen Durchmesser von 4,16 Metern. Er ist mittig unter der Kuppel des karolingischen Oktogons an einer etwa 27 Meter langen Kette angebracht. Die Kettenglieder verjüngen sich nach unten hin von einer Länge von 150 mm auf 130 mm und von einer Breite von 74 mm auf 70 mm. So wird aus der Perspektive von unten gesehen der Eindruck gewonnen, die Kette habe in der gesamten Länge die gleiche Dicke.
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Aachen is a spa city near Germany’s borders with Belgium and the Netherlands. Aachen Cathedral was founded around 800 A.D. and a Gothic chancel was added later. Its Domschatzkammer (treasury) has medieval artifacts including the shrine of Charlemagne, who was buried here in 814 A.D. Nearby is the baroque town hall, Aachener Rathaus, with 19th-century frescoes. Sulfurous water fills the fountains of Elisenbrunnen.
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Aachen Cathedral, frequently referred to as the Imperial Cathedral (in German: Kaiserdom), is a Roman Catholic church in Aachen, Germany. The church is the oldest cathedral in northern Europe and was known as the Royal Church of St. Mary at Aachen during the Middle Ages. For 595 years, from 936 to 1531, the Aachen chapel was the church of coronation for 30 German kings and 12 queens. The church is the episcopal seat of the Diocese of Aachen. For more information to visit
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A Point Based 360 degree rendering of the Aachen Cathedral based on 3D laser scans and photos made by the Aachen Computer Graphics group of the RWTH Aachen university. The points are rendered as textured and blended splats. The visualisation is showing 6 million splats based of a 120 million point laser scan.
The model creation pipeline including the rendering was developed by Dominik Sibbing and Leif Kobbelt from the Aachen Computer Graphics group.
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