Construction of the oldest part of the church started in 792, the octagon that is now the centre of the building. The cathedral is so huge that I could not take a picture of the complete church. We also couldn't get in because there was some work going on at the entrance. I would have liked to take pictures of the fantastic windows from the inside.
A bronze model of the front of the cathedral. The copper plate on the base is in braille.
The back with a plate with normal lettering
Last view from the parking lot
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What a great series of shots from the beautiful cathedral and city.
Thanks for visiting mine and to answer your question, yes the green trails criss cross the city. There are areas of the greenway system in the suburban part where the forest covers enough land that there are some woodland walks with a nice chunk of forest. However, the trail I photographed for that post has houses just beyond a fairly narrow strip of trees on each side of the creek. One branch of the trail actually goes to a large shopping mall in a commercial area so it's pretty deceptive in terms of having a forest feel but being in the city.
That's really interesting.
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Beautiful cathedral. The architecture is amazing. Thanks for sharing.
Wow - so old an yet so magnificent! Fabulous shots of a lovely building.
Great shots of this cathedal! The old cathedrals and castles of Europe that have stood for centuries are amazing.
Mooie serie van Aken, ben er nog nooit geweest interesante stad zo te zien
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Wat een mooie shots. Vooral die met de moderne gebouwen erbij bevalt me erg goed. Ik hou wel van oud en nieuw samen. Heel indrukwekkend!
Great series of well taken shots.
Amazing architecture. What a beautiful place to visit! Great photos. thank you for sharing.
I was there too!!! We went to Aachen last Saturday. The church was beautiful especially with the night lighting. Unfortunatelly we didn't see the small model and by the time we arrived the shops were closed so I didn't find something to buy as a souvenire.
incredible buildings. It would awesome to do a photoshoot there. Thanks for the share.
Wat een prachtige stad is Aken Jossie en je hebt zulke mooie foto's gemaakt. Erg mooie kathedraal
Cybele: Wonderful photos of this neat building.
Great shots. You show the grandeur of that cathedral very well.
How wonderful that teenagers helped save this cathedral from total ruin during the war! How sad that so much history can be so easily destroyed during times of war!
Wow, isn't it beautiful??!!!
Such a work of art and thankfully those wonderful teenagers preserved something stunning!! Good on them!
Love your photos Joss!! xx
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