The first time I proposed to travel to Aachen my reaction was to ask "what is it there?. My face turned me completely incredulous when I said what if I say that we know the name of Aachen?. And that's a different story right? So if I face lit up and I sketched a big smile medieval town with great palace chapel cathedral, home of the Holy Roman Empire can you ask for?
Needless to say the first thing displayed in the view of the city is the magnificent cathedral that stands imposing, majestic and proud to know of its rich history. No wonder. This cathedral is considered the oldest in all of northern Europe and its history goes back to the eighth century during the reign of Charlemagne.
was initially built the Palatine Chapel, a masterpiece of Carolingian style made in the likeness of the church of San Vitale in Ravenna in Italy where we would highlight its marbles, mosaics and columns (the latter subtracted from Roman imperial buildings ) and at a later period and are added Gothic elements (namely its beautiful choir and their windows).
This perfect communion of the different elements gives it a unique and original character.
True to the Byzantine tradition the chapel is composed of an octagonal central plant (do you sound familiar "eight"?) crowned by a cupola and a walkway that is delimited by a colonnade and inside relic was housed as a piece of the layer San Martín. The chapel served not only as a private place for the king's prayer but would also be the venue for the coronation of Holy Roman Emperors succeeding so that a total of 31 kings were crowned there. It is now stored in a luxurious gold and silver casket the remains of Charlemagne, a magnificent piece of jewelry that will delight any visitor like the chandelier donated by Barbarossa.
Needless to say the first thing displayed in the view of the city is the magnificent cathedral that stands imposing, majestic and proud to know of its rich history. No wonder. This cathedral is considered the oldest in all of northern Europe and its history goes back to the eighth century during the reign of Charlemagne.
was initially built the Palatine Chapel, a masterpiece of Carolingian style made in the likeness of the church of San Vitale in Ravenna in Italy where we would highlight its marbles, mosaics and columns (the latter subtracted from Roman imperial buildings ) and at a later period and are added Gothic elements (namely its beautiful choir and their windows).
This perfect communion of the different elements gives it a unique and original character.
True to the Byzantine tradition the chapel is composed of an octagonal central plant (do you sound familiar "eight"?) crowned by a cupola and a walkway that is delimited by a colonnade and inside relic was housed as a piece of the layer San Martín. The chapel served not only as a private place for the king's prayer but would also be the venue for the coronation of Holy Roman Emperors succeeding so that a total of 31 kings were crowned there. It is now stored in a luxurious gold and silver casket the remains of Charlemagne, a magnificent piece of jewelry that will delight any visitor like the chandelier donated by Barbarossa.
Of special mention is also the museum in the cathedral treasure. I do not remember having seen so much gold together in a long time reliquaries, custody, virgins, medieval paintings, boxes, etc. But of all the pieces are some that always stay in your memory when the photos in the history books of all high school: the bust of Charlemagne, the Cross of Lothair or Proserpina sarcophagus. Beware
museum schedules already know that the Germans set out soon. I remember the entrance was 4 euros and included a booklet of information in Castilian. Essential
is also a walk through the Old Town que os llevará a lugares de gran importancia como el Ayuntamiento de la ciudad. Edificado sobre los restos del palacio carolingio y de estilo gótico, destaca su bella fachada adornada por las esculturas de diferentes reyes y emperadores, encontrando muchas simitudes a mi entender con algunos de los que podemos encontrar por toda Bélgica. Además, en la plaza adyacente podréis disfrutar de una gran escultura a Carlomagno y algunas de las casas más antiguas de la ciudad.
is also a walk through the Old Town que os llevará a lugares de gran importancia como el Ayuntamiento de la ciudad. Edificado sobre los restos del palacio carolingio y de estilo gótico, destaca su bella fachada adornada por las esculturas de diferentes reyes y emperadores, encontrando muchas simitudes a mi entender con algunos de los que podemos encontrar por toda Bélgica. Además, en la plaza adyacente podréis disfrutar de una gran escultura a Carlomagno y algunas de las casas más antiguas de la ciudad.
Como guinda al pastel de esta visita un vistazo a la fuente del S.XIX llamada “de Elisa” que emana aguas termales muy apreciadas por personajes de la talla de Pedro el Grande, el Zar de Rusia, el compositor Alemán Handel himself or Casanova.
And do not say that I give facilities (even though the company does not pay me for advertising) will tell you that you can visit Aachen taking a Ryanair flight bound for Eindhoven (there are round-trip fares by 20 euros) , rental car and 105 km of highway.
Now you have no excuse to miss it!!
If you fancy diving more about this topic:
Carlolingio Art in Artehistoria
Carolingian Empire in Artesguias
Holy Roman Empire in Wikipedia
website of the city of Aachen. (English and French)
Aquistrán: Unesco World Heritage Site. (Video English)
And do not say that I give facilities (even though the company does not pay me for advertising) will tell you that you can visit Aachen taking a Ryanair flight bound for Eindhoven (there are round-trip fares by 20 euros) , rental car and 105 km of highway.
Now you have no excuse to miss it!!
If you fancy diving more about this topic:
Carlolingio Art in Artehistoria
Carolingian Empire in Artesguias
Holy Roman Empire in Wikipedia
website of the city of Aachen. (English and French)
Aquistrán: Unesco World Heritage Site. (Video English)
On youtube you have a story of Charlemagne History Channel fragmented into 5 parts.
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