Het huis van Europa?
Bart Zwegers
Abstract The House of Europe? Aachen’s Carolingian heritage and the German collective memory Due to its history as centre Empire coronation city Holy Roman Empire, was appropriated by nineteenth twentieth century nationalists. It used Wilhelminian National-Socialist regime a symbol pride. After Second World War, this image became untenable. In period stripped nationalist connotations European integration UNESCO world site. transition Aachen Cathedral from nation international peace solidarity exemplifies broader trend internationalization Germany’s that must be seen against backdrop government’s ambition play an active role in process general shift memory.
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