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History / Europe A heart open to the world

What really fascinated me about Aachen was its position near the border and its historic old quarter. I wish I could show it to my family. Aacheners are very open and ready to help. Life, too, is much more relaxed than in my huge home city of Wuhan in China.
Qingke Xiang, IT student at RWTH Aachen University

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  • A PhD graduate embracing the Charlemagne statue with great affection on Aachen’s Market Square Celebrating victory in the “soup dish” Aachen, 797 AD. The market square’s pulsating with excitement. Among ...
  • A view over the Christmas Market to Aachen cathedral Organ sounds and a sea of candles Christmas, 983 AD. A child kneels in Aachen cathedral (Aachener ...
  • The fountain statue on Aachen’s Büchel street features Bahkauv (river calf) the spring monster A fragrance all its own In Aachen, hunger pangs can come out of he blue, ...
  • The Oecher Penn City Guards during a torchlight parade outside Aachen City Hall A very unusual residence Some academics get accused of living in ivory towers. Not ...

Three-nations-point

  • A family of gorillas on a flower-speckled lawn in GaiaPark (Netherlands) Coal and gorillas – Euregio rocks As every schoolboy knows, coal literally drove the industrial revolution. ...
  • The Dreiländerpunkt in Vaals, when the three countries meet. Walkers study a map of the area while a child whizzes around the border post Border art Fancy a barbecue somewhere between Spain and the Netherlands, or ...

Commitment

  • Brightly-coloured balloons rise into the sky above Aachen cathedral to mark the International Charlemagne Prize Atmosphere, amour and an x-rayed loaf Whether it be a public declaration of affection in the ...
  • A teenage boy carries the flag of the international peace movement PACE at the Aachen Peace Run Stepping out for peace David goes into his third lap, cheered on by Mum ...


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