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Drawing by Albrecht Dürer in 1520 Engraving by Matthäus Merian in 1647. Aachen Town Hall was built in the first half of the 14th century under the leadership of the mayor Gerhard Chorus (1285 – 1367). The new hall also hosted the traditional coronation feast that was part of the coronation ceremony of the Holy Roman Empire. Before that, the ...
Aachen Town Hall – historic town hall in Aachen, Germany: Technical Specifications. 10 mm, f/11, 1/60 s, ISO 100 ; Camera: Canon EOS 70D: Camera lens:
The Constantine Basilica in Trier, Germany was probably used as a model for Aachen's Council Hall. The dimensions of the hall (1,000 m 2) were suitable to the reception of several hundreds of people at the same time: [20] although the building has been destroyed, it is known it was 47,42 metres long, 20,76 metres large and 21 metres high. [15]
The palace and town of Aachen had fortifying walls built by order of Emperor Frederick Barbarossa between 1172 and 1176. [14] Over the next 500 years, most kings of Germany who ruled the Holy Roman Empire were crowned in Aachen. The original audience hall built by Charlemagne was torn down and replaced by the current city hall in 1330.
It was first erected in 1620 on the Marktplatz in front of Aachen Town Hall, as part of the monumental Karlsbrunnen fountain. The statue now standing on the Karlsbrunnen is a 1969 copy, and the original has been kept since 2014 at the nearby Centre Charlemagne [ de ] museum.
This category is about buildings and the structures in the city of Aachen, ... Aachen Prison; Aachen Town Hall; Aachen-Rothe Erde station; B. Belvedere Water Tower;
Aachen Cathedral (German: Aachener Dom) is a Catholic church in Aachen, Germany and the cathedral of the Diocese of Aachen. One of the oldest cathedral buildings in Europe, it was constructed as the royal chapel of the Palace of Aachen of Emperor Charlemagne , who was buried there in 814.
It contains both the Aachen Cathedral and Aachen Rathaus, which are each near the city center, as well as Aachen's main theatre. Numerous squares, including Hansemannplatz, Kaiserplatz, and Lindenplatz are likewise contained within the district, as is the medieval Ponttor , which was one of the original gates in the wall surrounding the city.