Aachen Cathedral Treasury
The Aachen Cathedral Treasury is a museum of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Aachen under the control of the cathedral chapter, which houses one of the most important collections of medieval church artworks in Europe.Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Germany
- Also known as: “Domschatzkammer”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Aachen Cathedral and Aachen Town Hall.
Aachen Cathedral
Church
Photo: Cccefalon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 Town Hall
Town hall
Photo: Thomas Hummel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Aachen Town Hall is a landmark of cultural significance located in the Altstadt of Aachen, Germany. It was built in the Gothic style in the first half of the 14th century. Aachen Town Hall is situated 130 metres northeast of Aachen Cathedral Treasury.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kaiserplatz and Burtscheid.
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.
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. Soers is situated 2½ km north of Aachen Cathedral Treasury.
Aachen Cathedral Treasury
- Categories: art museum, church treasure, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Aachen, Aachen, Cologne District, Eifel, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
50.77504° or 50° 46′ 30″ northLongitude
6.08282° or 6° 4′ 58″ eastOpen location code
9F28Q3GM+24OpenStreetMap ID
node 299640182OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q15106167
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Tatar—“Aachen Cathedral Treasury” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Domschatkamer van Aken”
- Dutch: “Schatkamer van de Dom van Aken”
- French: “trésor de la cathédrale d’Aix-la-Chapelle”
- French: “Trésor de la cathédrale d’Aix-la-Chapelle”
- German: “Aachener Domschatzkammer”
- Italian: “Tesoro della cattedrale di Aquisgrana”
- Russian: “Сокровищница Аахенского собора”
- Russian: “Сокровищница Ахенского собора”
- Slovenian: “Aachenska stolnična zakladnica”
- Tatar: “Аахен соборы хәзинәсе”
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Highlights include Dominformation and Paradiesbrunnen.
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