Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #4 in Aachen, Germany
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1.7 km
109 m
Experience Aachen in Germany in a whole new way with our free self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.
Activities in AachenIndividual Sights in AachenSight 1: Müschpark
The Müschpark is an approximately 11-hectare park that was laid out between 1803 and 1814 on behalf of the Secretary General of the French administration, Wilhelm Körfgen, directly at the northern foot of the Lousberg in Aachen as Ferme Ornée. The park takes its name from the Müsch estate located in the same area, which is directly adjacent to today's monastery of St. Raphael in the Soers and is located in the Aachen landscape conservation area. It was privately owned until 2005 and was then taken over by the city of Aachen, which made it available to the population as a public facility. The entrances are located at the former main gate at the corner of Purweider Weg/Strüver Weg and in the area of Buchenallee on the Lousberg.
Sight 2: Lousberg
At 264 meters, the Lousberg is a prominent elevation on the northern edge of the historic center of Aachen, which was laid out as a forest and mountain park at the beginning of the 19th century according to plans by Maximilian Friedrich Weyhe. The origin of the name is not entirely clear. It could come from lousen, since the mountain offers an excellent panoramic view, or it could be traced back to Louis the Pious, the son of Charlemagne. Another explanation has to do with the Aachen dialect term lous, which means "clever".
Sight 3: Belvedere
The Belvedere Water Tower, also known as the Aachen Revolving Tower and Belvedere Revolving Tower, is a former, 35 m high reinforced concrete water tower on Aachen's Lousberg, which was built between 1956 and 1958 according to the plans of the then Aachen city planning officer and architect Wilhelm K. Fischer.
Sight 4: Tranchot-Obelisk
Topographical Survey of the Rhineland is a map work taken by the French geographer Jean Joseph Tranchot.
Sight 5: Gartenhaus Mantels
The Mantels Garden House, also known as the Kerstenscher Pavilion, is a Baroque garden pavilion designed by the Aachen master builder Johann Joseph Couven, today located on the southeastern slope of the Lousberg. The garden house is one of Couven's three surviving garden houses in Aachen, which also include the Nuellens garden house and the Pastor garden house, which was demolished in 1888.
Sight 6: Salvatorkirche
St. Salvator on the Salvatorberg in Aachen is a church building of the Roman Catholic Church. The current building was completed in 1886. Predecessor buildings were first mentioned around the year 840 and dedicated to Jesus Christ in his capacity as Salvator Mundi by 870 at the latest.
Sight 7: Salvatorberg
With a height of 229 meters, the Salvatorberg is the middle of Aachen's three "local mountains". The highest of these witness mountains is the Lousberg, the lowest the Wingertsberg. The Salvator Hill got its name after the Salvator Chapel built on it in the 9th century and the "Salvator Monastery" of the same name, which was later also founded there, both of which were dedicated to Jesus Christ in his capacity as Salvator Mundi.
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