Monuments in profile

The Granus Tower

As part of the Aachen palace complex, the Granus Tower, with its Carolingian masonry still preserved up to a height of around 20 m, provides an authentic insight into the secular architecture of the Carolingians. At the same time, it was and is a field of research for architectural historians and is the focus of many citizens who are interested in the history of Aachen and are eagerly awaiting further results on palace research. The camera can be used to convey impressions from inside the Granus Tower.

Westwall in the Stadtwall

The West Wall, which was built during the Second World War, is usually only associated with the anti-tank barriers, the so-called dragon's teeth, which criss-cross the landscape in clear lines. In the Aachen Forest, however, the topography required completely different defense strategies and buildings that were designed accordingly. Even today, not all of the associated objects have been fully recorded, and there are always new and old things to discover, especially in the forest.

Kurpark Burtscheid

Today, the Burtscheid spa gardens are a natural ensemble of various buildings, commemorative architecture and trees, some of which date back to the construction phase of the spa gardens at the end of the 18th century. Its history is closely linked to the development of the Burtscheid spa industry. As a new garden monument, it is intended to carry its values into the future and accompany the development of Burtscheid.

Villa Fichthang

The villa designed by architect Erich Schneider-Wessling for the doctor couple Jung is consistently developed according to the principles of modernism and functionalism. The American residential buildings by architects Frank Lloyd Wright and Richard Neutra - both architects in whose offices Schneider-Wessling worked during his stay in the USA in the 1950s - served as a model here. In order to be able to respond particularly well to the needs of the Jung family, the architect even lived with the family for a few days and incorporated this experience into his design.

Muffet Manor

Gut Muffet or "Moffart" is known in Aachen as a place where the sentences of the aldermen for particularly serious crimes were carried out in the Middle Ages. The name Muffeter Weg still bears witness to the musty smell that emanated from the decomposing bodies of the condemned. But what about the remains of the listed 18th and 19th century courtyard complex today? With the structural extensions and additions to the courtyard by Prof. Fritz Eller in the mid-1960s, a new quality of this place was created, which in turn is worthy of preservation and will be presented.