Aachen
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Aachen is the 13th-largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia and the 27th-largest city of Germany, with around 264,000 inhabitants. It is the western-most major city in Germany, lying approximately 61 km
Blick auf das Rathaus und den Dom Aachens aufgenommen von St Jakob
Aachen Cathedral night
Hauptaltar mit Marienschrein Innere des Aachener Dom Aachen Nordrhein Westfalen Deutschland
Aachener Dom Kuppel und Barbarossaleuchter
Charlemagne
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Charlemagne was King of the Franks from 768, King of the Lombards from 774, and Emperor of what is now known as the Carolingian Empire from 800. He united most of Western and Central Europe and was th
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…Carolingian Palace of Aachen at the transition to the 9th century, Aachen was constituted as the main royal residence of the Frankish Empire ruled by Charlemagne. Because of that, the city is sometimes called the "cradle of Europe". After the Treaty of Verdun, the city was within the borders of Middle Francia…
Sketch believed to be of Charlemagne, c. 800
Pope Adrian receiving Charlemagne in Rome, painted in 1493
Adrian crowning Louis, as Charlemagne looks on