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The Route Charlemagne
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The Route Charlemagne
The Elisenbrunnen
Spa culture in Aachen
The Elisengarten
The Archaeological Showcase
Combs carved from bone
Archaeological windows
Information
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The Route Charlemagne
Aachen‘s Route Charlemagne connects significant locations around
the city to create a path through history leading from the past into
the future. At the centre of the Route Charlemagne is the former
palace complex of Charlemagne, with the Town Hall, the Katschhof
and the Cathedral – once the focal point of an empire of European
proportions.
Aachen is a historical town, a centre of science, and a European city
whose story can be seen as a history of Europe. This and other major
themes like religion, power and media are reflected and explored
in places like the Cathedral and the Town Hall, the International
Newspaper Museum, the Grashaus, the Couven Museum, the
Super C of the RWTH Aachen University and the Elisenbrunnen,
which represents the topic of spa culture in Aachen.
Until the Centre Charlemagne on the Katschhof is completed, visitors
can get details of the stations on the Route Charlemagne from
the point of information in Haus Löwenstein.
For Elise
Aachen‘s Elisenbrunnen (Elise‘s Fountain) owes its name
to a princess. Elisabeth Ludovika, known as Elise, was
one of the daughters of King Maximilian I of Bavaria. On
29 November 1823 she married the future King of Prussia,
Frederick William IV, and the Aachen Town Council
commemorated this occasion by dedicating a fountain
to the bride. It was completed four years later. A bust of
the beautiful princess can still be seen in the fountain‘s
rotunda.
Elisabeth Ludovika of Bavaria (1801 – 1873)
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