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21. Weather Forecast
One of the tallest buildings of it's time in Germany just aside the main station. On the top...
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20.Old City Gate
In the middle ages the entrance to Aachen looked like this Marschirtor (marching gate).
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19. Central police station
It's a kind of baroque, isn't it ? St. George in the roof takes the more serious part of the matter, don't worry.
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18. Sinner's staircase
Some modern church, similar to Bauhaus, with many, many painful stairs for visiting sinners to climb up to the floor of the church.
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17. One Horse Show
There is a well known riding contest every year in Aachen. Well, eh, good luck!
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16. Boehm Church
Hubertus church by Godfried Boehm. Originally it was concrete (beton brut) all over, but that did't...
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15. Grave Family Mies (v.d.R.)
All Mies of Aachen are buried in this place at Westfriedhof: Mies van der Rohe's parents,...
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14. Mies' second home
This is the house where Mies van der Rohe grew up near Westfriedhof and where he helped in the...
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13. Bilal Mosque
One of the first mosques in Germany was built here by Steinbach/Kramer. The Lamp on the right was...
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12. Jungle Slope
The Germans do like the jungle. And they do like the cars. So let's dance cheek to cheek!
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11. Mies van der Rohe Window 2
"Schaufenster" means "exhibition window". That's what it's all about: no entry -...
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10. Mies van der Rohe Window 1
In the right corner below there is usually a small exhibition about the work of Ludwig Mies van der...
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9.Theater BackStage
This is the city's theater seen from the "back" (stage side), where the...
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8. Old-New-Collage
Back of a bank building, old on the ground, new at the top, well done!
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7. School
Some school on our way to the centre. On the left the tree for the dog of the director.
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6. Mies van der Rohe's Birthplace
The house, where Mies van der Rohe, the great modern architect, was born in 1886: Steinkaul Strasse...
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5. Textile Factory
There have been a lot of textile companies in Aachen in the past. They all vanished, but a few buildings survived like this one. It's almost romantic!
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4. History Museum
This is the entrance of Castle Frankenberg. Well, compared to the rich history of Aachen the show is a bit poor and dusty.
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3. Castle Frankenberg
This is obviously medieval. It contains the city's History Museum.
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2.Old Customhouse
Aachen is a city at the border. In former times this was the house where the tax was put on the...
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1. Main Station
The main station of Aachen is built in somewhat like art nouveau and derives from imperial times:...
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Trip to Aachen
