亚琛大教堂

第一次来到亚琛大教堂就让我震撼，虽然没有多么华丽的布置，但是确让人感到非常的神圣庄严，会让很爱喧闹街市的我会舍不得去打扰这片宁静的气氛。在观看这个教堂的同时我会细心观察那些真心在这里祈祷的人们，每一个人都让我觉得他们如此的虔城。耶稣一定会保佑他们直到终老。愿天下所有人都能得到心灵的平静和安康。

这。。。这就是个典型的不同时代造就的合体产物。融合了哥特，拜占庭，加上后期欧洲复兴的风格。不管从平面还是立面来看，都是各种合体。甚至从承载来看都不逊色，原是主教教堂，后发展为基督教。不过上次去的时候正好赶上做礼拜，下次进去看看吧。各种合体导致了它异常庞大的体格，不像单纯哥特式的瘦高，不像单纯拜占庭的低矮。典型的要海拔有海拔，要尺寸有尺寸，加之放在亚琛这个小而相对高密度的地儿，好像又有了当初罗马大帝拔弩叫嚣的气势。

要注意了:如果你想参加一个英语讲解的旅行团,必须得提前预订。我用的是从书上找到的电话号码预定的,几天后才得到回音。当时正值圣诞期间,所以可能他们很忙吧。你还有机会进入库务署 (国库/金库)参观,但是教堂之旅已经占据了你所有的时间。如果想看到的不仅是850的八角形建筑,那么建议你参加旅行团(他们有英文的团)。你可以走进避难所看看,能在里面发现查理曼大帝的遗物箱和圣母玛利的雕像等,还能进入圣罗马帝王加冕礼的区域。绝对值得一看。阿尔卑斯以北就没有能与之媲美的地方了。

这个教堂真的很漂亮,虽然没有科隆大教堂大,但是比它漂亮多了。绝对不能错过的景点,那条街附近的那些鹅卵石小路也很好看。在教堂里面逛个半天,你绝对会感到不虚此行的,珍宝库也是绝对不能错过的,里面有很多珍贵的藏品。亚琛大教堂不大,可以参观的东西也不多,不过光是那些就已经很值得去一趟了。

Beautiful cathedral however nothing in comparison to notredame. Had to stand in a big line to enter. The Great Aachen Pilgrimage festival, a centuries-old celebration of relics was going on when we visited. So we were lucky to be a part of it.

This cathedral is gorgeous and so important in history as Charlemagne's place of coronation and governance. It has an eastern influence as exhibited in the beautiful mosaics. Don't miss this spot if you are in Aachen. There is a fee to take pictures but it's not much.

Truly the Cathedral of the Emperors & Kings. Suggest mid-week & arrive early, less crowded for photo opportunities. Look around, look up, even look down. Quietly visit the the side chapels. The chapel of the Blessed Sacrament is beautiful, Marvel @ the St. Nicholas Chapel (c-1350) In the main area take time to view the Pala d'Oro main alter c 1020, (center) Shrine of Charlemagne c. 1215, In back Tomb of Emperor Otto III & above all the Sunburst Madonna. Look down even the modern Cosmatesque floor of the Palatine Chapel area is attractive.

Make sure you take the guided tour to get access to the back of the church and the 1st floor (where the coronation throne resides). The general public is restricted from these areas. English tours are only offered at 2PM daily. My tour guide looked to be a temp replacement and struggled to explain the basics (though she tried her hardest).

I have seen great Cathedrals: St Peters, Notre Dame, Saint Chappelle, Cologne Cathedral,Salzberg among many but Dom Aachen worth the trip.

Definitely have a look round the cathedral if you're visiting Aachen. Many areas are out-of-bounds without a tour guide, so book one in advance. We were there on a day it was closed all but for 2 hours, as the choir was practicing for a pageant for that evening. We could only stand to the rear, but the choir was still there singing when we visited. I did find the staff a bit pushing and rude. Still this is an amazing building, I came to this town to see the Charles, and was very impressed. The whole of down town was wonderful. And I found this city to be easy to navigate by car or foot.I do imagine the times near Christmas and Easter are limited, as the community is active in this church.Many good pubs are near by. A large brass band sang in the street in front of one just down the road from the Dom.

One only needs 15-20minutes to see and appreciate this beautiful building. Very interesting to see the various architectural styles integrated over the years.

We had some spare time during our tour so we decided to visit this place as it was very close to our hotel. The dome has a great history. One should definitely see this dom. Its really worth

Very beautiful cathedral. you can see it from the distance and you cannot fight the urge of getting closer and seeing this magnificent piece of art! Definitely have to visit it - there is a possibility of a guided tour.

Is the name in french for this former capital of french empire of CHARLEMAGNE.It has an octogon made from columns,because the construction of the catedral was inspired from BASILICA SAN VITALE from RAVENA,which was built by the ostrogot king THEODORIC.Charlemagne has seen basilica SAN VITALE during his longobard campaign.The catedral from AIX LA CHAPELLE hosts even Charlemagne's throne,which was built from stone taken from JERUSALEM.

I remained speachless. It is fundumental to visit it while in city of the kings, Aachen. The remarkable work on the walls inside of the Dom lets you breathless and asking yourself: how was possible such an admiring work of art? Who were those who perfectly combined, piece by piece, the mosaic on the walls and created such perfection? Who were the master-masons who constructed this beauty? It is one of the destination´s must-do. You will feel part of the history.