Statue of Charlemagne
The statue of Charlemagne is a prominent public sculpture representing Charlemagne in Aachen. It was first erected in 1620 on the Marktplatz in front of Aachen Town Hall, as part of the monumental Karlsbrunnen fountain.Photo: Grunpfnul, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Thomas Hummel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Fountain
- Description: Outdoor sculpture in Germany
- Also known as: “Karlsbrunnen”
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 Cathedral is situated 190 metres south of Statue of Charlemagne.
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.
Couven Museum
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Couven Museum is a museum in the city centre of Aachen, western Germany. Since 1958, it is housed in the Monheim house, a 17th-century pharmacy, that was redesigned by the architect Jakob Couven in 1786. Couven Museum is situated 120 metres southeast of Statue of Charlemagne.
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.
Statue of Charlemagne
- Category: historic site
- Location: Aachen, Aachen, Cologne District, Eifel, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
50.77643° or 50° 46′ 35″ northLongitude
6.08367° or 6° 5′ 1″ eastOpen location code
9F28Q3GM+HFOpenStreetMap ID
way 214484174OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=fountainOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesWikidata ID
Q1733907
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In Other Languages
From French to Russian—“Statue of Charlemagne” goes by many names.
- French: “fontaine de Charlemagne”
- French: “Fontaine de Charlemagne”
- French: “statue de Charlemagne”
- German: “Eäzekomp”
- German: “Karlsbrunnen”
- German: “Marktbrunnen”
- Russian: “Фонтан Карла Великого”
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Highlights include Haus Löwenstein and Archäologisches Fenster Rathaus, Karolingisches Mauerwerk aus der Zeit um 800.
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