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Aachen Cathedral

Cultural World Heritage property in Germany, inscribed in 1978 under criteria (i), (ii), (iv), (vi).

Aachen Cathedral, Germany
Photo: CEphoto, Uwe Aranas · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
Germany
Year of inscription
1978
Criteria
iiiivvi
Location
Aachen-Mitte, Aachen
What it is
imperial cathedral, church building
Founded or built
801
Component parts
4 (serial property)
Visitors a year
116,300 (2019) · ranking
Official website
aachenerdom.de/
Reference
WHC 3 · Wikidata Q5908

Why it is on the List

(i)A masterpiece of human creative genius.(ii)Shows a major exchange of ideas — in architecture, technology, art, town planning or landscape design — over time or across a cultural area.(iv)An outstanding example of a building type, ensemble or landscape that illustrates a significant stage in human history.(vi)Directly linked to events, living traditions, ideas, beliefs or artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance.
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