Mary Tower

Mary Tower is a fort in Aachen, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia. Mary Tower is situated nearby to the park Veltmanplatz, as well as near the church Aachen Cathedral.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Aachen Cathedral and Veltmanplatz.

Aachen Cathedral

Church

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Aachen Cathedral is a Catholic church in Aachen, Germany and the cathedral of the Diocese of Aachen. One of the oldest cathedral buildings in Europe, it was constructed as the royal chapel of the Palace of Aachen of Emperor Charlemagne, who was buried there in 814. Aachen Cathedral is situated 1 km south of Mary Tower.

Veltmanplatz

Park

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Veltmanplatz is a park.

Marienturm

Tower

Photo: Thomas Hummel, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Marienturm is a tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kaiserplatz and Soers.

Kaiserplatz

Neighborhood

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Kaiserplatz is a neighborhood.

Soers

Suburb

Soers is a community within Aachen and part of the district of Aachen-Laurensberg. The predominantly rural district today stretches from the border of Aachen-Mitte, the central district of Aachen, past the slopes of the Lousberg, a hill in the north of the city.

Burtscheid

Suburb

Photo: ArthurMcGill, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Burtscheid is a district of the city of Aachen, part of the Aachen-Mitte Stadtbezirk. It is a health resort.

Mary Tower

Type: Fort
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Aachen, Aachen, Cologne District, Eifel, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

50.78242° or 50° 46′ 57″ north

Longitude

6.0821° or 6° 4′ 56″ east

Elevation

198 metres (650 feet)

Open location code

9F28Q3JJ+XR

GeoNames ID

12148759

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In Other Languages

“Mary Tower” goes by many names.

German: “Marienturm”

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