Aachen Cathedral

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Clip; Built around c. 700, this octogonal shaped cathedral is seen as an artistic wonder that has been inspiration for other cathedrals around Germany. In the time it was being built, it represented unity in the west between spirituality and political powers. Between 936 though 1531, it held coronations for 30 German kings. Over the millenium its presence has been modified, it was expanded in the middle ages and much of it has been destroyed but rebuilt again, however two of its chapels are orginally still standing. (end clip) http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/3/ 8/30/11

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Cologne Cathedral

   



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Clip; "The mother of all churches in Germany" began its gothic themed construction in 1248 and was not fully completed until 1880. The design of the church was inspired by the Aachen Cathedral and the strong faith in European Christianity. The building started out as a priviate house of worship for prayer goers, when religous freedom was declared it was enlarged to the cathedral it is today. During WWII it was hit 14 times from air-raids and was left severly damaged, reconstruction started in 1948 and was not completed until 1956. (end clip) http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/292/ 8/30/11

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I chose to compare two cathedrals because the beauty and grand-ness of cathedrals i have always found amazing and a piece of art. After reading, researching, and comparing the two I thought that the Cologne Cathedral stood out more due to its gothic appearence, more so than Aachen Cathedral. Although both are gothic churches, they also are located in the same state in Germany, AND Aachen was inspiration for Cologne, Cologne is more recently built with such a largness that is wonderful to look at.