Germany ’s Aachen Cathedral has dug out the relics of little-known Saint Corona, patron saint of resisting epidemics, from its treasure chamber and is polishing up her elaborate shrine to go on ...

Aachen Cathedral, near Germany's borders with Belgium and the Netherlands, is polishing relics found in its treasure chamber to go on show once the pandemic has passed.

Aachen Cathedral, the mother church of the Diocese of Aachen and site of coronations and funerals, looks back at 1,200 years of history.

Workers at Aachen Cathedral were already restoring the reliquary well before the outbreak of the virus after the cathedral’s treasurer dug it out from storage more than a year ago in preparation ...

In 1355 the cathedral chapter of Aachen decided to begin building a new extension. On January 28, 1414, on the 600th anniversary of Charlemagne’s death, the choir was inaugurated.

The prize commemorates Charlemagne, founder of the Holy Roman Empire, who ruled from Aachen in about 800 AD and is buried in the cathedral. The award ceremony is held in the 14th Century town hall ...

To mark Germany's World Heritage Day on June 7, 2020, the #DailyDrone is showing the 46 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Germany from a bird's eye view. Aachen Cathedral was added to the list in ...

As the summer holidays approach, The Local is touring Germany's UNESCO World Heritage Sites. To kick things off, we visit Aachen's Imperial Cathedral. In 786 AD Charlemagne dreamed of creating a ...

The Nomination files produced by the States Parties are published by the World Heritage Centre at its website and/or in working documents in order to ensure transparency, access to information and to ...

In 1355 the cathedral chapter of Aachen decided to begin building a new extension. On January 28, 1414, on the 600th anniversary of Charlemagne’s death, the choir was inaugurated.