Aachen 2017
Aachen
- Gingerbread Paradise on the border to Belgium
After one day in Mönchengladbach, I spend a day in the beautiful city
of Aachen, developed from a Roman settlement, where 31 Holy Roman
Emperors were crowned Kings of Germans from 936 to 1531. Aachen is also a
famous city for its gingerbread and its Christmas Market.
The city centre of Aachen is full of historical beautiful places. The first place, I visited, was the Elisenbrunnen, a neo-classical hall, covering one of the city's famous fountains. There are two drinking fountains with the hot water, but since the water is sulfur-containing, the Elisenbrunnen has a characteristic smell of rotten eggs (hydrogen sulfide). There are also many other fountains like the Puppenbrunnen and the Karlsbrunnen before the Aachen City Hall, or the "Hühnerdieb" and "Fischpüddelchen" monuments.
The city centre of Aachen is full of historical beautiful places. The first place, I visited, was the Elisenbrunnen, a neo-classical hall, covering one of the city's famous fountains. There are two drinking fountains with the hot water, but since the water is sulfur-containing, the Elisenbrunnen has a characteristic smell of rotten eggs (hydrogen sulfide). There are also many other fountains like the Puppenbrunnen and the Karlsbrunnen before the Aachen City Hall, or the "Hühnerdieb" and "Fischpüddelchen" monuments.
The city's landmark is the Aachen Cathedral,
a Roman Catholic church and one of the oldest cathedrals in Europe.From
936 to 1531, the Palatine Chapel was the church of coronation for 31
German kings and twelve queens. Since 1978, the Cathedral and the
Cathedral Treasury are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The Aachen Cathedral Treasury
is a museum of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Aachen. The museum houses
one of the most important and impressive collections of medieval church
artworks in Europe.
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