21 Sights in Trier, Germany (with Map and Images)
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Explore interesting sights in Trier, Germany. Click on a marker on the map to view details about it. Underneath is an overview of the sights with images. A total of 21 sights are available in Trier, Germany.
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The Dreikönigenhaus in Simeonstraße in Trier, not far from the Porta Nigra, is a patrician house in the form of an early Gothic residential tower. The name comes from the time around 1680, when Johann Cornet ran the inn "Zu den drei Königen" there. Originally, the house was called "Zum Säulchen", in reference to the crowning column in the gable and the elaborate marble columns of the windows.
The Electoral Palace in Trier, Germany, was the residence of the Archbishops and Electors of Trier from the 16th century until the late 18th century. It now houses various offices of the federal government and often hosts classical music concerts.
3. Nells Park
Nells Park is a 95,000 m² park on the lower Avelsbach in Trier, Germany. It was created by the canon at St. Paulin's Abbey, Nikolaus Nell. Between 1792 and 1793, he bought the swampy lands from the Teutonic Order and drained them to create the park. The park, in the early romantic Anglo-Dutch style, was completed in 1801. In 1861, a neoclassical manor house was built, which today houses the Hotel Nells Park. In 1940, the park was acquired by the city of Trier and expanded during the war years. An expansion of the water areas also served to provide firefighting water for the nearby former provisions office. In honour of the rose breeder Peter Lambert, a rose garden was created in 1958 under horticultural director Gottfried Rettig in Nells Park.
4. Römerbrücke
The Roman Bridge is an ancient structure in Trier, Germany, over the Moselle. It is the oldest standing bridge in the country, and the oldest Roman bridge north of the Alps. The nine bridge pillars date from the 2nd century AD, replacing two older, wooden bridges that date at least as far back as 17 BC. In Roman times, tossing a coin off of the bridge into the Moselle was an offering of good luck. The upper part was renewed twice, in the early 12th and in the early 18th century, after suffering destruction in war. Along with other Roman and Early Gothic sites in Trier, the bridge was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1986 because of its historical importance and architecture.
5. Denkmal der jüdischen Kultusgemeinde
Between the Middle Ages and the 20th century, three Jewish cemeteries were established in Trier. Only a few gravestones remain from the medieval cemetery. Between 1620 and 1650, the Jewish cemetery was established in Weidegasse. It is located in Trier-Süd in the Straßenspitz between Gilbertstraße and Weidegasse. Over 500 gravestones have been preserved; among the most important graves are those of Mordechai Halevi ben Shmuel Postelberg and Abraham Moshe ben Heschel Lvov, the grandfather and great-grandfather of Karl Marx. After the cemetery could no longer be expanded, it was closed in 1922. Since this year, the Jewish community has been using a section in Trier's main cemetery.
6. Balduinbrunnen
The Balduinbrunnen is a fountain in the Rhineland-Palatinate city of Trier (Mosel) at the beginning of Balduinstraße in the Mitte district. The fountain is a monument in memory of Baldwin of Luxembourg, who was Archbishop of Trier from 1307 to 1354 and one of the electors in the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation. It is a dominant building in terms of urban development, whose location at the intersection of Christophstraße and Balduinstraße in the northeast of the Alleenring was originally intended for the Kaiser Wilhelm Monument, which was erected on 15 May 1893 on the Domfreihof. The distance of the fountain to Trier Central Station is about 200 meters.
7. Kaiserthermen
The Trier Imperial Baths are a large Roman bath complex in Trier, Germany. The complex was constructed in the early 4th century AD, during the reign of Constantine I. During that time, Trier was a major imperial hub, being a primary residence for Constantine's son Crispus. The baths were built around hot water pools reaching 40°C. Underneath the complex was a network of underground passageways used by the staff which can still be seen today, along with the remains of the sewer system. However, the baths were never completed and were made into a castle in the Middle Ages.
8. Studentenwohnheim Martinskloster
The Abbey of St. Martin was a monastery complex in Trier, probably founded in the 6th century. It is said to date back to a church built by Martin of Tours in the 4th century. By the 10th century at the latest, the abbey was occupied by monks of the Benedictine order, it was once one of the largest abbeys in the city and was abolished in 1802 under Napoleonic rule. The abbey was located in the immediate vicinity of the banks of the Moselle, in the northwest of Trier's city centre; the street that runs along the still preserved buildings is now called Martinsufer.
9. Kürenzer Schlößchen
The Kürenzer Schlösschen is a former estate in Trier in the district of Kürenz. It was built at the beginning of the 19th century by the prefect of the Saar department, Alexandre François Bruneteau de Sainte Suzanne, incorporating older buildings. It is a cubic mansard hipped roof building. In 1887 a tower was added in the Neo-Renaissance style. The complex also includes the landscaped garden with its old trees, an orangery and a tea house, as well as the preserved parts of the wall.
10. Barbarathermen
The Barbara Baths are a large Roman bath complex in Augusta Treverorum, modern-day Trier, Germany. Stretching over 42,000 square meters, it is the largest Roman bath north of the Alps. Along with other sites in Trier, the bath complex was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1986 as part of the Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St. Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier site, because of its historical importance and sprawling architecture.
11. St. Michael
Sankt Michael is a modern, closed Roman Catholic parish church in Trier, Germany. It was built in 1968/69 by the Dillinger architect Konny Schmitz (1925–2010) as a cube pyramid. The artists Otto Herbert Hajek (1927–2005) were significantly involved in the interior design of the altar island as a complete sculpture and Jakob Schwarzkopf (1926–2001) with the stained glass window painting.
12. Liebfrauenkirche
The Liebfrauenkirche in Trier, is, according to UNESCO, "the earliest church built in French High Gothic style outside France." It is designated as part of the Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Trier Dom (cathedral) is next to it, and the two buildings share a common wall.
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13. Museum am Dom
The museum at the Dom Trier is a museum of the diocese of Trier, which has the task of researching the history of culture and piety of the diocese of Trier and making it open to the public. In addition, the museum researches the late antiquities of predecessor buildings of the Trier Cathedral, the oldest German bishop's church.
14. Evangelische Kirche Ehrang
The Evangelical Church of Trier-Ehrang is the Church for the parish of Ehrenang of the Evangelical parish of Ehrang, which has been independent since 1946 and one of three churches and nine preachers in this parish. The formerly independent city of Ehrang is now a district in the northwest of Trier in Rhineland-Palatinate.
15. Karl-Marx-Haus
The Karl Marx House museum is a biographical and writer's house museum in Trier. In 1818, Karl Marx, the father of Marxism, which influenced both modern socialism and communism, was born in the house. It is now a museum about Karl Marx's life and writings as well as the history of communism.
16. Mariensäule
The Marian Column in Trier is a Marian monument in honor of Mary, the mother of Jesus. The monument and pedestal are together 40.9 metres high and stand on the left side of the Moselle valley at a height of 296 metres on the Pulsberg, above the West-Pallien district, visible from afar.
17. Schloss Quint
Quinter Castle is a baroque palace on the left bank of the Moselle in the Quint district of Trier, Germany. It was built around 1760 by the owners of the Quinter hut, the Pidoll family from Lorraine, and is now listed as a cultural monument. It can only be visited from the outside.
18. Theater Trier
The Theater Trier is the municipal theatre of Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate, offering opera and musical, dance and drama. The company dates back to 1802. The current house was completed in 1964, and needs renovation. The director (Intendant) since 2018 is Manfred Rolf Langner
19. Jüngerer Moselkran
The customs crane, also known as the Old Customs Crane or the Younger Moselle Crane, is a harbour crane in Trier, Germany. The baroque stone building with double cantilever stands on the right bank of the Moselle near the main customs office.
20. Konstantinbasilika
The Aula Palatina, also called Basilica of Constantine, at Trier, Germany, is a Roman palace basilica and an early Christian structure built between AD 300 and 310 during the reigns of Constantius Chlorus and Constantine the Great.
21. St. Josef
The former Redemptorist monastery of St. Josef is a monastery building with an associated three-nave church in Trier, Feldstraße 18, built in 1854–55, three-storey complex in neo-Romanesque style made of red sandstone.
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