Not a very appealing façade compared to some other town halls I have seen, but definitely one of the oldest one, almost 1200 years old. This town hall of Aachen was built over the ruins of the palace of emperor Carlus Magnus (Charles the Great). The building has suffered damages due to fire and WWII but thankfully not completely destroyed.
We visited this after the cathedral tour, and strolled around in the market place in front of this townhall.
Statue of Charlemagne in front of the town hall.
We visited this after the cathedral tour, and strolled around in the market place in front of this townhall.
Statue of Charlemagne in front of the town hall.
19 comments:
Such a wonderful, historical place and gorgeous skies as well! Love your photos as always, Indrani! Hope you have a lovely weekend!
Sylvia
Beautiful Aachen, so full of history, is one of my dream destinations. Love your pictures!
What amazing architecture.
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Looks a bit run down. But magnificent nevertheless
This is a marvelous, historic structure. I'm glad it wasn't destroyed.
lovely captures!!
Impressive architecture!
Great efforts on the preservation, love the architecture!
I like those pictures, very bright, definitely a nice place.
1200 years? I wonder how they have preserved it
Poor palace, but it kept on living. Brilliant shots.
Wow, 1200 years. It must be the largest town hall I have ever seen. It is pretty. I love the statues, great shots. Thanks for sharing, happy skywatching!
Wonderful tour and the sky was beautiful for you.
That's a town I know quiet well, because it's so close to Brussels. I used to go at least once a month there with my parents for shopping German food, because it didn't exist yet in Belgium. Of course tody you find everything here too ! Now we go nearly each year for the Christmas market.
This is an interesting building. I guess our notion of grand architecture remains unchanged from the earliest of times. I like the way you shot these.
Wow, the 1st shot is beautiful... the Townhall/palace looks so majestic and huge....
Envy u for the amt of travelling u do/done
nice show
thanks for the info bits.
yes, the cathedral is as breathtaking as it is inside.
the facade looks okay to me though.
for someone who likes architecture,
churches are always one of my faves to visit and appreciate its style.
again, tnx for the tour.
ps: i meant your aachen cathedral post btw.
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