South side of the Rathaus, Katschhof, former site of Charlemagne's palace, Aachen |
Aachen Cathedral from Fischmarkt, Aachen |
West front of Aachen Cathedral |
Carolingian Palatine Chapel, 796-805, Aachen Cathedral |
Palatine Chapel, the original chapel of the Palace of Aachen, the oldest section of Aachen Cathedral |
Central Dome of the Palatine Chapel, Aachen Cathedral |
Mosaic - Christ Triumphant with the Evangelists and 24 Elders from the Apocalypse of John |
The mosaic on the central dome of the Palatine Chapel was completed in 1881 |
Palatine Chapel with the ring chandelier installed by Friedrich Barbarossa in 1170 |
Upper levels of the octagonal Palatine Chapel, Aachen Cathedral |
Byzantine-style mosaic - Civitas Dei (Jerusalem) with the four rivers of Genesis (Tygris, Euphrates, Phison, Gehon) |
Byzantine-style mosaic - The Euphrates River flowing out of the Garden of Eden, Aachen Cathedral |
The Gothic Choir of Aachen Cathedral, added 1355-1414 |
Late-Gothic Radiant Madonna, 1524, Choir, Aachen Cathedral |
Strahlenkranzmadonna, 1524, Aachen Cathedral |
Marienschrein, 1220, said to contain relics of Jesus, Mary, and John the Baptist |
Karlschrein, containing the remains of Charlemagne since 1215 by order of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II |
Mosaic of the Four Evangelists, Aachen Cathedral |
Altar of Aachen Cathedral |
Golden Altar, the Pala d'Oro, ca 1020 |
Altar Cross, Aachen Cathedral |
Altar Cross, Aachen Cathedral |
Ambon of Henry II (Henry's Pulpit), 1002-1014, Aachen Cathedral |
Arcade surrounding the Palatine Chapel, Aachen Cathedral |
Arcade surrounding the Palatine Chapel, Aachen Cathedral |
UNESCO World Heritage - Aachener Dom |
Model of Aachen Cathedral |
Modern sculpture outside Aachen Cathedral |
Sculptures on the south side of Aachen Cathedral |
23 of the lost sculptures on the exterior were replaced in the 1870s |
Sculptures on the south side of Aachen Cathedral |
Aachener Dom - Aachen Cathedral |
Aachener Dom - Aachen Cathedral |
Aachener Dom |
Nobis Printen, Münsterplatz, Aachen |
Nobis Printen, Münsterplatz, Aachen |
Nobis Printen, Münsterplatz, Aachen |
Nobis Printen, Münsterplatz, Aachen |
Puppenbrunnen, Krämerstraße, Aachen |
Karl's Box - German Food in der Box |
Hendrinks Mode, not exactly Aachener style |
Hof, a pleasant square in Aachen with Roman arches |
Haus am Hühnerdieb, a simple automated hotel in the center of Aachen |
Rommelgasse, Aachen |
Rommelgasse to the Aachener Rathaus |
Postwagen, built against the Aachen Rathaus |
Postwagen, a lovely little restaurant, Krämerstraße, Aachen |
Aachener Rathaus, Marktplatz |
Karlsbrunnen, Markt am Rathaus, Aachen |
Karlsbrunnen, Aachen |
Aachener Rathaus, Marktplatz |
Model of the Rathaus, Aachen |
Marktplatz, Aachen |
Haus Löwenstein, Marktplatz, Aachen |
Elisenbrunnen, Friedrich-Wilhelm-Platz, Aachen |
Brunnen Kreislauf des Geldes - Money Cycle Fountain, Aachen |
St.-Foillan-Kirche from Friedrich-Wilhelm-Platz, Aachen |
Klenkes Denkmal, 1970, Holzgraben, Aachen |