Locals from Germany's most westerly city like to greet each other with a secret hand symbol when they meet elsewhere in the ...

The awe-inspiring Aachen Cathedral is not only a UNESCO World Heritage Site but also boasts a history dating back to 769AD, starting under the command of none other than Charlemagne himself.

Since the end of 2023, Bosch's artificial intelligence has been safeguarding the world-renowned Aachen Cathedral, which is more than 1,200 years old. Germany's first UNESCO World Heritage site has ...

Construction of this palatine chapel, with its octagonal basilica and cupola, began c. 790–800 under the Emperor Charlemagne. Originally inspired by the churches of the Eastern part of the Holy Roman ...

The piece used for Charlemagne’s shroud was used when he was re-interred in his shrine in Aachen Cathedral, Germany, in 1215, 401 years after he died. The shroud is a complete piece of cloth so ...

Although he died in 814, he was re-buried in the Karlsschrein at Aachen Cathedral. The textile now found to be a match to the seal bag was not the original shroud used for the burial. Instead ...

From Aachen Cathedral (a World Heritage since 1978) to the monastery island of Reichenau, from the Wadden Sea to Berlin's Museum Island, from Cologne Cathedral to the mining region in the ...

This medieval spa city in Germany sits close to the border with Belgium. Aachen is home to the oldest cathedral in northern Europe, now a UNESCO World Heritage site. Building began on the ...