Aachener Dom Cathedral (Est. 796) - Aachener Dom (Aachen/DE)
Aachener Dom - also Cathedral of Aix-la-Chapelle (Est. 796). The church was placed in 1978 as the first German monument on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Claimed as 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.
See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aachen_Cathedral.
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Aachen Aachener Dom
Aachen - with the most important geographical feature the various natural hot springs, the city emerged as a Roman settlement and spa, later the medieval imperial residence of Charlemagne (936-1531) and place where 31 holy Roman emperors were crowned kings of the Germans. Today a city with many visible traces of a rich history in a popular city center.
See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aachen.
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Richard Poppelaars - #architecture #history #cathedral #UNESCO - #Aachen #DE
Aachener Dom Cathedral (Est. 796) - Aachener Dom (Aachen/DE)
Aachener Dom - also Cathedral of Aix-la-Chapelle (Est. 796). The church was placed in 1978 as the first German monument on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Claimed as 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.
See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aachen_Cathedral.
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Aachen Aachener Dom
Aachen - with the most important geographical feature the various natural hot springs, the city emerged as a Roman settlement and spa, later the medieval imperial residence of Charlemagne (936-1531) and place where 31 holy Roman emperors were crowned kings of the Germans. Today a city with many visible traces of a rich history in a popular city center.
See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aachen.
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Richard Poppelaars - #architecture #history #cathedral #UNESCO - #Aachen #DE