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History & Culture in Aachen<\/h1><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1700000300{padding-top: 40px !important;}”][vc_column]
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In the Footsteps of History<\/h2><\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Aachen was an imperial residence long before nation states even existed. This history of more than 1,200 years is still tangible everywhere today \u2013 in museums, at RWTH Aachen University, in legends passed down from generation to generation, and in a cultural scene that reaches far beyond the past. <\/p>\n

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The Route Charlemagne<\/h2>\n

Eight stations connect the Route Charlemagne<\/a> across the old town \u2013 including the Centre Charlemagne<\/a>, the Grashaus<\/a> and the International Newspaper Museum<\/a>. Each station has its own guiding theme, from power over Europe to the media. <\/p>\n

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Museums and Art<\/h2>\n

The Suermondt-Ludwig-Museum<\/a> displays art from three millennia, while the Ludwig Forum<\/a> presents international contemporary art in a former Bauhaus factory. At the Couven Museum<\/a>, visitors can experience bourgeois life of the 18th and 19th centuries up close. <\/p>\n

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Aachen, City of Science<\/h2>\n

RWTH Aachen<\/a> University shapes the city with over 44,000 students and international research. Its modern service centre, the Super C<\/a>, is also a station on the Route Charlemagne dedicated to the theme of science. <\/p>\n

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Myths, Legends and Traditions<\/h2>\n

Aachen\u2019s legends<\/a> tell of the devil\u2019s pact during the construction of the cathedral and the creation of the Lousberg. During the \u201cfifth season\u201d the city comes alive with \u00d6cher Fastelovvend<\/a> (Aachen Carnival) \u2013 and once a year the International Charlemagne Priz<\/a>e is awarded in the Town Hall, Europe\u2019s most important distinction for European unification. <\/p>\n

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