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Charlemagne’s Aachen: Culture, Responsibility, and Legacy

If you take a look around Aachen, you'll see signs of Charlemagne everywhere. It may be a literal sign, his visage staring back at you, or some remnant of his influence in the very bones of the city.
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Charlemagne’s Aachen: Culture, Responsibility, and Legacy
The city of Aachen sits right on the edge of Germany and Brussels, close to the Netherlands. Aachen Tourismus
Catherine Yang
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AACHEN, Germany—If you take a look around Aachen, you'll see signs of Charlemagne everywhere. It may be a literal sign, his visage staring back at you, or some remnant of his influence in the very bones of the city.
<span style="color: #000000;">A statue of Charlemagne in the city center. (Aachen Tourismus)</span>
A statue of Charlemagne in the city center. (Aachen Tourismus)
Catherine Yang
Catherine Yang
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Catherine Yang is a reporter for The Epoch Times based in New York.
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