Aachener Dom

World-famous cathedral (German: Dom) and UNESCO World Heritage Site situated in the City of Aachen, Germany. English name: Aachen Cathedral Charlemagne (German: Karl der Große) intended his Church of St. Mary to become a complete image of the Heavenly Jerusalem, symbolizing the contact of the Earthly and the Heavenly. After app. 20 years of construction, this vision was architecturally and liturgically realized around the year 803. The significance of the church arises from its 1200 year old history: Burial place of Charlemagne, coronation church for the Roman-German kings and Pilgrimage Church attracting the faithful from all over the world every seven years.