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Aachen Cathedral

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Aachen Cathedral
UNESCO Warld Heritage Steid
The Cathedral in 2005.
CriteriaCultural: i, ii, iv, vi
Reference3
Inscription1978 (2nt Session)

Aachen Cathedral, frequently referred tae as the "Imperial Cathedral" (in German: Kaiserdom), is a Roman Catholic kirk in Aachen, Germany. The kirk is the auldest cathedral in northren Europe an wis kent as the "Ryal Kirk o St. Mary at Aachen" during the Middle Ages. For 595 years, frae 936 tae 1531, the Aachen chapel wis the kirk o coronation for 30 German keengs an 12 queens. The kirk is the episcopal seat o the Diocese o Aachen.