Aachen Cathedral, Germany
From series “Top 15 Unesco Sites in Europe”
In Germany, the city of Aachen is famous because of the Imperial Cathedral, which is also known to most travelers as the Aachen Cathedral. It’s a priceless monument of architecture in the Byzantine style. The story of the cathedral construction is incredibly interesting. The temple was founded in the late 8th century on the order of Charlemagne. The best specialists from Byzantium and Rome were invited to construct the building.
As early as 805, the cathedral was consecrated. In 814, Charlemagne was buried in the specially built palace chapel that is the oldest part of the Aachen Cathedral. The Chapel, built in the form of an octagonal dome, is 31 meters height. During more than a thousand years, the Aachen Cathedral has undergone a lot of renovations. It was constantly rebuilt. In the medieval period, its architectural appearance was complemented by a series of Gothic elements.
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ATM bankomat: 'Sparkasse Aachen - Geldautomat' located in 0.06 km (
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Car rental office: 'cambio CarSharing-Station Prinz' is located in 0.33 km (
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Fuel station: 'Shell Station Bernd Passenheim' in 0.86 km
Supermarket: 'Eat a Rainbow' in 0.08 km
Parking: 'Annastrasse' in 0.02 km
Apotheek: 'Dom Apotheke am Puppenbrunnen' in 0.07 km
Police station: 'Polizei Aachen' in 0.24 km
Cafe/restaurant: 'Karls Café Centre Charlemagne' in 0.03 km
Railway station: 'Aachen-Schanz' in 0.93 km
Nearest airports:
» Brunssum Afcent Heliport Airport EH5 - in 19 km
» Geilenkirchen Airport GKE - in 20 km
» Maastricht Airport MST - in 26 km
» Liege Airport LGG - in 47 km
» Dusseldorf-Monchengladbach Airport MGL - in 58 km
» Brunssum Afcent Heliport Airport EH5 - in 19 km
» Geilenkirchen Airport GKE - in 20 km
» Maastricht Airport MST - in 26 km
» Liege Airport LGG - in 47 km
» Dusseldorf-Monchengladbach Airport MGL - in 58 km
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Ristorante da Salvatore
Located in 0 km from Aachener Dom
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Rooms: 8
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The classic rooms are spacious and feature wooden flooring. They include large windows and a satellite TV. Just downstairs, the Ristorante da … More: photo, rates and booking
A&O Aachen Hauptbahnhof
Located in 1 km from Aachener Dom
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Rooms: 118
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Rooms: 118
The light-flooded rooms are spacious and feature wooden flooring and a TV. The private rooms include an en suite bathroom with shower. Shared dorm … More: photo, rates and booking
Hotel Paseo
Located in 2 km from Aachener Dom
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Rooms: 12
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The bright bedrooms feature individual décor and come with a satellite TV, a telephone and a desk. Rooms either have a private bathroom with a … More: photo, rates and booking
Hotel Restaurant Bismarckturm
Located in 3 km from Aachener Dom
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Rooms: 20
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Each of the rooms at Hotel Restaurant Bismarckturm includes a desk, flat-screen TV and minibar. The en suite bathroom provides a shower, and all … More: photo, rates and booking
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Top destination around Aachen Cathedral - Aachen
In case you are traveling with big company or bunch of relatives, you will definitely need some cool group entertainment. In the Raus! Escape Room Aachen, you and the family or friends will perform as one team. Here you will have a lot of technical puzzles and logical riddles to solve and escape! The quest can also be exciting for children, who can entertain in the specially styled playground for kids. All you need to do is to get out of the room during the estimated time. By the way, visitors can choose the level of quest's complexity. There are also quite unusual entertainment centers in Aachen, which will appeal to both children and adults. The most original entertainment can be found in the LaserGame Center - Black LaserTag. All the entertainments here available to visitors are based on the amazing properties of the laser. Moreover, this unique entertainment center is considered one of the best in the world of its kind, so no matter what you must come here.
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