Places to see in ( Aachen - Germany ) Centre Charlemagne
Places to see in ( Aachen - Germany ) Centre Charlemagne
The Center Charlemagne - Neues Stadtmuseum Aachen is the home and history museum of the city of Aachen . It got its name after Karl the large one , the most well-known and most important historical personality Aachen. The museum was set up in an administrative building of the city of Aachen at the Katschhof No. 1, which was built between 1958 and 1962 by Gerhard Graubner and later listed as a historical monument . The opening of the Center Charlemagne took place on 19 June 2014. The old city museum was housed from 1961 to 2010 in the building of the castle Frankenberg ; The exhibits were stored in a depot until the reopening.
The Center Charlemagne is also the central departure point for the Route Charlemagne , which brings together the most important stations of Aachen in the fields of history, art, culture and architecture. It is largely supported by the Museum Association Aachen , which promotes the municipal museums.
The museum is divided into a 800 m² area for permanent exhibitions and a 200 m² area for temporary exhibitions, as well as meeting and conference rooms, museum education rooms and a museum café, all equipped with modern technology. Both exhibition areas were furnished in the triangular shape typical of Aachen, as can be found again and again on historic sites in Aachen's cityscape, because once the grid of the original Roman city was moved eastwards by the Christian-Carolingian Palatinate.
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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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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.
Charlemagne's Palatine Chapel in Aachen Germany (1 of 2)
Palatine Chapel in Aachen Germany. Erected by Charlemagne in 786 AD.
Charlemagne and Aachen
Charlemagne (747-814) ruled over the largest empire in western Europe since the height of the Roman Empire. He was crowned Emperor in Rome but he made Aachen (Germany) the centre of his empire.
Charlemagne's reign saw renewed interest in Roman art and ideas and many of the greatest scholars and artists of the age came to his palace at Aachen.
This film focuses on one of the greatest treasures in the V&A's early medieval collections: five ivory panels which formed the front cover of a magnificent book known as the Lorsch Gospels. The ivory panels were carved around 810 at Aachen. The Lorsch Gospel book was given to Lorsch Abbey. Charlemagnes palace chapel at Aachen still survives, as does the Carolingian gatehouse of Lorsch Abbey.
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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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Charlemagne's Burial Cathedral in Aachen Germany
Charles the Great built modern Europe in 800 AD. He was crowned Holy Roman Emperor by the Pope in St. Peters Rome. His cathedral has reliquaries with the whips of the passion and supposedly the spear from the roman solider at the crucifixion. His grandsons divided his unified Europe into France, Germany, Italy and Benelux. Not bad for my 39th grandfather (per ancestry.com)
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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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We took a train from Frankfurt to Aachen to see the city that's more than 1000 years old, and to visit the church that was built by King Charlemagne and became his final resting place. Aachen Cathedral stunned us with its elegant beauty! Come along to see it with us.
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Aachen, Germany, Cathedral of Aachen, Aken Bezienswaardigheden, Aix-la-Chapelle, Thermal Bath's
Aachen, Germany, Cathedral of Aachen, Aken Bezienswaardigheden, Aix-la-Chapelle, Thermal Bath's - Aachen, the charm of Charlemagne, is the most Western town of Germany, located near the Dreilaendereck, where Germany is bordering Belgium and the Netherlands. Aachen is one of the most beautiful and historic cities in Northern Europe. The city is also known for it's thermal wells and thermal baths, already used in Roman times.
Places to see in ( Aachen - Germany )
Places to see in ( Aachen - Germany )
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.
Aachen has been around for millennia. The Romans nursed their war wounds and stiff joints in the steaming waters of its mineral springs, but it was Charlemagne who put the city firmly on the European map. The emperor, too, enjoyed a dip now and then, but it was more for strategic reasons that he made Aachen the geographical and political capital of his vast Frankish Empire in 974 – arguably the first empire with European dimensions.
Today, Aachen is still a quintessentially international city that gets unique appeal from its location in the border triangle with the Netherlands and Belgium. Charlemagne’s legacy lives on in the stunning Dom, which in 1978 became Germany’s first Unesco World Heritage Site, as well as in the new Centre Charlemagne and the Route Charlemagne walking trail. Aachen has a lively vibe that's further enhanced by a large student population.
Aachen is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, at the point where Germany borders on Belgium and the Netherlands. Historically this spa-town was a prominent city, the place where the German Kings were crowned, and a famously favoured residence of Charlemagne who still lies buried in the impressive cathedral he himself had built. The city is packed with historic sights that remind of those days, including medieval buildings, city gates and beautiful fountains. Today, Aachen has become a pleasant mix of historic (often Baroque) grandeur and modern innovation. It has a population of 246,000 and is home to a large and highly regarded university. All in all, a place well worth visiting.
The old town is best explored on foot and orientation signs can be found all around. Aachen at a whole is a fairly large city. A car can come in handy but parking can get expensive, especially in the center of town. Fortunately, Aachen has an excellent city bus system, operated by ASEAG, including a few night bus lines. You can get tickets from the bus driver. You can rent a bike at the fahrrad station, in the central train station. Although it is not the most biker-friendly town in Germany, there are a number of bike routes and getting around on bike is increasingly popular. Taxis are readily available on the train stations but also on streets.
Alot to see in Aachen such as :
Aachen Cathedral
Elisenbrunnen
Palatine Chapel, Aachen
Carolus Thermen
Couven-Museum
Aachener Tierpark Euregiozoo
Puppenbrunnen
Centre Charlemagne
Ponttor
Lake Eupen
Aachen Forest
Suermondt-Ludwig-Museum
Grashaus
Kreislauf des Geldes
Ludwig Forum für Internationale Kunst
Katschhof
Statue de Charlemagne
International newspaper museum
Bahkauv
Haus Löwenstein (Aachen)
Marschiertor
Spatzenbrunnen
Alsdorf Zoo
Burg Stolberg
Stadtgarten Aachen
Spielbank Aachen
Westpark
Museum Zinkhütter Hof
Tierpark Alsdorfer Weiher
Plaza del Mercado
St. Foillan Church
ENERGETICON gGmbH
Gut Melaten
Archeologisches Fenster
Burg Rode Herzogenrath e.V.
Botanischer Garten Aachen
Müschpark
Hühnerdieb
Kaiserquelle
Vinzenzbrunnen
Fischpüddelchen
Selzerbeek
Struffelt
Domhof
Türelüre-Lißje
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Galerie Freitag 18.30
Drimborner Wäldchen
Archäologische Vitrine
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Today we took a day trip to Aachen Germany. It was so beautiful with all the gorgeous architecture and old little streets. So much history to learn about and sites to see in Aachen.
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.
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Made it to Geilenkirchen. Today we are going to Aachen. Aachen is south west of Geilenkirchen. It's about 30 minutes by train.
Aachen was the preferred residence of Emperor Charlemagne.
Although not a very touristy place, one can enjoy the Aachen Cathedral, Rathous, Grashaus, Charlemagne Center, and the Coven Museum just to name a few. Numerous restaurants of different cuisines can be enjoyed. There is actually a Louisiana restaurant called Louisiana Aachen. Hope you enjoy this video.
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During the 8th century, Charlemagne united all the Christian communities in northern Europe and centered his kingdom in the town of Aachen. The magnificent church that he built is still standing. Burt takes viewers on a tour of the city. We discover the strange legends of its ancient fountains, the reason the healing powers of its hot springs have been famous for over 2,000 years, and what made it one of the most important pilgrimage sites in Europe. We also find out about Aachen's spice cookies and why the people buy over 45,000 tons of them each year. And, of course, Burt introduces us to the signature foods of the city.
[4K] Cloudy Day City Walk - Video Tour of Aachen City - West Germany City Walk
In this cloudy day city walk in West Germany, I will take you on a video tour of Aachen city. Aachen developed from a Roman settlement and spa, subsequently becoming the preferred medieval Imperial residence of Charlemagne, and, from 936 to 1531, the place where 31 Holy Roman Emperors were crowned Kings of the Germans. Aachen is the westernmost city in Germany, located near the borders with Belgium and the Netherlands, 61km west south west of Cologne in a former coal-mining area. One of Germany's leading institutes of higher education in technology, the RWTH Aachen University, is located in the city. This is another West Germany city walk where I am exploring the city-center in a compact form. I hope you can relax and enjoy this walk. The city is located 2 hours from the place where I live and I might return in the future if you would like to see more of it.
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Aachen Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church in Aachen, western Germany, and the see of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Aachen.
It is one of the oldest cathedrals in Europe and was constructed by order of the emperor Charlemagne, who was buried there after his death in 814.
For 595 years, from 936 to 1531, the Palatine Chapel, heart of the cathedral, was the church of coronation for thirty-one German kings and twelve queens.
The church has been the mother church of the Diocese of Aachen since 1802.
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.
The cathedral uses two distinct architectural styles, with small portions of a third.
First, the core of the cathedral is the Carolingian-Romanesque Palatine Chapel, which was modeled after San Vitale at Ravenna and is notably small in comparison to the later additions.
Secondly, the choir was constructed in the Gothic style.
Finally, there are portions that show Ottonian style, such as the area around the throne.
The exact date of completion is unclear; however, a letter from Alcuin, in 798, states that it was nearing completion, and in 805, Leo III consecrated the finished chapel.
A foundry was brought to Aachen near the end of the 8th century and was utilized to cast multiple bronze pieces, from doors and the railings, to the horse and bear statues.
Charlemagne was buried in the chapel in 814.
It suffered a large amount of damage in a Viking raid in 881, and was restored in 983.
After Frederick Barbarossa canonized Charlemagne, in 1165, the chapel became a draw for pilgrims.
In order to sustain the enormous flow of pilgrims in the Gothic period a choir hall was built, in 1355, and 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.
It was restored again in 1881, when the Baroque stucco was removed.
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.
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