Aachen Cathedral
Roman-Catholic cathedral in Aachen, Germany
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Summary
Aachen Cathedral is an imperial cathedral[1]. It draws 6,201 Wikipedia views per month (imperial cathedral category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]
Key Facts
- Religion or worldview: Catholicism[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Aachen-Mitte[4], Aachen[5]
- Country: Germany[6]
- Instance of: church building[7]
- Architect: Odo of Metz[8]
- Named after: Mary[9]
- Architectural style: Gothic architecture[10], Pre-Romanesque architecture[11]
- Commons category: Aachen Cathedral[12]
- Has part(s): Karlsschrein[13], Palatine Chapel in Aachen[14], Main organ of the Catholic Cathedral of St. Mary in Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany[15], Hochmünster organ of the Catholic Cathedral of St. Mary in Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany[16]
- Inception: January 17, 801[17]
- Diocese: Roman Catholic Diocese of Aachen[18]
- Dedicated to: Assumption of Mary[19]
- Official website: https://www.aachenerdom.de/[20], https://www.aachenerdom.de/en/[21], https://www.aachenerdom.de/fr/[22]
- Topic's main category: Category:Aachen Cathedral[23]
- Commons gallery: Aachener Dom[24]
- Visitors per year: 116,300[25], 105,600[26]
- Described by source: Meisterwerke des Kirchenbaus[27], Q121289434[28], Meyer’s Universum, Neunter Band[29]
- Heritage designation: World Heritage Site[30], architectural heritage monument in North Rhine-Westphalia[31]
- Commons Institution page: Aachen Cathedral[32]
- Native label: Aachener Dom[33]
- Category for people buried here: Q9534534[34]
- Fee: 0 euro[35]
- World Heritage criteria: (i)[36], (ii)[37], (iv)[38], (vi)[39]
- Christian liturgical rite: Roman Rite[40]
- Category for the interior of the item: Category:Interior of Aachen Cathedral[41]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Aachen Cathedral include Rosa 'Pink Panther'[42], a rose cultivar[43], founded in 1981[44].
Why It Matters
Aachen Cathedral has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] It is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]
Entities named for it include Rosa 'Pink Panther'[42], a rose cultivar[43], founded in 1981[44].