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Aachen Cathedral Bronze Medal [177614]

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Aachen Cathedral Bronze Medal [177614]
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Most Remarkable Edifices of Europe series by Jacob Wiener. 59mm. Obv.: ZUR FEIER DER HEILIGTHUMSFAHRT 1853, exterior view of the cathedral from the southeast; in three lines in exergue, MÜNSTERKIRCHE ZU AACHEN / NACH IHRER / WIEDERHERSTELLUNG ; Rev.: Interior view of the cathedral looking into the Palatine Chapel; in six lines in exergue, INNERS DER MÜNSTERKIRCHE ZU AACHEN / DAS OCTOGON ERBAUT / VON CARL DEM GROSSEN 796-804 / DAS HOHE CHOR GEGRÜNDET / DURCH GERHARD CHORUS 1353 / BEENDET 1414. Edge: Plain; with loop for hanging. As the legend of the exergue indicates, the Cathedral at Aachen was begun under Charlemagne's auspices in 796. It was almost entirely wrecked by Norman raiders and rebuilt by the Emperor Otto in 983. The octagonal domed structure dates from that period. The Gothic choir was added in the 14th and early 15th centuries. The Barbarossa Chandelier was made on the order of Emperor Frederick I (nicknamed Barbarossa) in the 12th century. The spire is modern and was damaged during World War II, as were the roofs of the chapel and baptistery. [ Aachen Germany