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Shuttle along to an “in” event
If you want to rediscover Aachen, go by shuttle-bus – preferably at night. Hip-Hop and classical, video performances in Baroque settings or theatre pieces beneath a starry sky, events like ...
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Organ sounds and a sea of candles
Christmas, 983 AD. A child kneels in Aachen cathedral (Aachener Dom). Does he smell the incense, hear the organ sounds and register the sea of candles?
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Black-and-yellow passion
The floodlights go on, a sea of black-and-yellow flags appears and the crowd – with one voice – strikes up the song “You’ll never walk alleng” [sic]. That’s when you ...
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A very unusual residence
Some academics get accused of living in ivory towers. Not so in Aachen. Here, the foundations are rock-solid. Literally, too.
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Floodlit table soccer: your home advantage
50 people in your flat, a bowl of fruit punch on the table and the music up full blast. Your first housewarming.
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Scaling professional heights
Eleven players on the field, shin guards in place, all wearing football strip. They’re off! A murmur runs through the crowd…
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Fit for the 21st century
Aachen, 2015. Students, teaching staff, scientists and entrepreneurs from across the world are learning and researching together on one of Europe’s biggest campus complexes.
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A Christmas wonderland
Snowflakes fall from the sky, the smell of roast chestnuts hangs in the air, a huge Printen man stands outside the City Hall, fairy lights and welcome signs abound.
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