Historic Highlights of Germany e.V.
Contact:
Björn Rudek
Phone: +49 60 32 / 93 74 393
E-Mail: info@historicgermany.com
Contact:
Björn Rudek
Phone: +49 60 32 / 93 74 393
E-Mail: info@historicgermany.com
KEYWORDS:
- Edict of Milan
- Advent
- UNESCO World Heritage
- Holy Robe
- Constantine the Great
- Mainz
- Trier
- Santa Claus
- Holiday Season
- Christmas Markets
- Christianity
- Travel
- Germany
- Christmas
- Historic Highlights of Germany
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Why is Christmas in December?
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 [ download press photo ] | title: Germany´s enchanting Christmas Markets image text: The Historic Cities become beacons of Germany's cultural heritage in the weeks before Christmas when they are decorated for the festive season and glow with warm lights. The famous Christmas Markets in all the cities open every year on the first weekend in advent and end shortly before Christmas Eve. copyright: HHoG |
 [ download press photo ] | title: Trier: Cathedral St Peter image text: The present Cathedral stands on top of a former Constantinian Palace. After Constantine's last visit to Trier in AD 328/9, the palace was leveled in 330 and replaced by the largest Christian church in Antiquity. copyright: HHoG |
 [ download press photo ] | title: Trier: Aula Palatina - Roman Throne Room image text: Constantine the Great recognized Christianity as a legal religion in the Roman Empire. The imperial city of Trier quickly became an early center for the spread of Christianity north of the Alps. The so-called "Basilika" (Basilica), Constantine's throne room, is the largest surviving single-room structure from Roman times. copyright: HHoG |
 [ download press photo ] | title: A sandstone "Mountain" of a Cathedral image text: The archbishop of Mainz was also the archchancellor of the German Empire. In order to express the former significance of the city as "Second Rome", the architecture in form and finish was modeled on old St Peter's in Rome. Therefore, the monumental construction should emphasize and maintain the rights of the archbishop for the coronation of the Roman-German King. copyright: Landeshauptstadt Mainz |
 [ download press photo ] | title: Festive Moments in Mainz image text: Against the imposing backdrop of the Cathedral of St Martin, Mainz´s "Marktplatz" (Market Square) is ablaze with light as craftsmen peddle their Christmas specialities. copyright: HHoG |
