Trier - Hauptmarkt - Marktkreuz (erected 958) - Market Cross.
Trier - Hauptmarkt
Trier - Cathedral - Dom St Peter - Romanesque with mostly baroque interior decoration; Dedicated to St Peter; Orients South-east-east; Dedication is tough to date as it has had continuous worship here since the 4C (the oldest part of the church), but most of the structure is 11th-12th century. There has been a Christian community here since the end of the 2nd century though and it's likely an earlier structure existed. Extensive excavations beneath the floor have revealed Constantine mosaics. The structure has 6 towers which is fairly unusual. It's relic claim is a holy robe that Christ wore which attracted many pilgrims as well as a nail from the Crucifixion. It was heavily damaged in the French Revolution and world war II and reconstructed.
Trier - Cathedral - NW facade
Trier - Cathedral -NW facade
Trier - Church of Our Lady - Liebfrauenkirche - Gothic with an even-crossed floor plan. Altar is oriented South-east-east. Dedicated to Mary and the present building dates from 1235-1260. It stands directly next to Dom St Peter and there is a hallway connecting them. It is significant as one of the earliest Gothic religious structures built in Germany.
Trier - Church of Our Lady - NW facade and portal
Trier - Cathedral - NW facade and the facade of the interconnecting hallway between Dom St Peter and Liebrauenkirche (Church of our Lady).
Trier - Church of Our Lady - Gargoyles on the NW facade
Trier - Cathedral - Portal lions heads which reminded me of similar ones on the doors at Aachen.
Trier - Cathedral -Portal lions heads which reminded me of similar ones on the doors at Aachen.
Trier - Church of Our Lady - I would venture a guess this is a memorial to those who died in the Great War - the dates seem to indicate that.
Trier - Church of Our Lady - View of a liturgical "umbrella" ? I've never seen this before.
Trier - Church of Our Lady - It was unfortunately very dark in thus church.
Trier - Cathedral - View of the holy robe chapel (east chancel) from down the nave. It's designed so that no matter where you stand in the church you can see the red "crystal" background and the crucifix in it. Very clever! On holy days they raise the "holy robe of christ" up and display it on the background. I can imagine it's very provocative.
Trier - Cathedral - View of the apse over the west chancel
Trier - Cathedral - West chancel.
Trier - Cathedral -Down the nave towards the east chancel
Trier - Cathedral - down the nave towards the west chancel.
Trier - Cathedral -down the nave towards the west chancel.
Trier - Cathedral - Gothic ribbed vaulting
Trier - Cathedral - View of the second-level windows over the transept.
Trier - Cathedral - Tomb of Archbishop Johann von Schönenberg
Trier - Cathedral -Tomb of Archbishop Johann von Schönenberg
Trier - Cathedral - Unknown
Trier - Cathedral - Unknown monument but a beautiful carving of death.
Trier - Cathedral - Nave vaulted ceiling.
Trier - Cathedral - Gothic archways along the aisles. North wall interior.
Trier - Cathedral - Baptismal font
Trier - Cathedral - View of the north aisle wall.
Trier - Cathedral - Look up into the holy robe chapel which sits above the main floor.
Trier - Cathedral -
Trier - Cathedral - Doors to the holy robe chapel
Trier - Cathedral - Dark view of the upper gallery
Trier - Cathedral - Shot of the elevated baroque-decorated organ.
Trier - Cathedral - Interesting "hand" carvings on columns leading into the crypt.
Trier - Cathedral - List of bishops/archbishops of Trier. The first dates from 250AD
Trier - Cathedral -List of bishops/archbishops of Trier. The first dates from 250AD
Trier - Cathedral - Crypt underneath the east chancel.
Trier - Cathedral - Crypt
Trier - Cathedral - Crypt, an old column
Trier - Cathedral - Crypt, evidence of the old fresco
Trier - Cathedral - Crypt, burial place of 4 bishops.
Trier - Cathedral - Crypt, view of a sealed-off area of the church from the excavations.
Trier - Cathedral - Crypt, view of the underneath of the metal floor plate that leads to the nave above.
Trier - Cathedral - Crypt, marker indicating the bishops buried here.
Trier - Cathedral - Cloister
Trier - Cathedral - Treasury, 2 links from the chains of St Peter.
Trier - a cute street
Trier - a great view!
Trier - the so called "basilika" once used as the main hall in Constantine's imperial palace. It is now a Protestant church.
Trier - Porta Nigra
Trier - Porta Nigra - Sam!
Trier - Porta Nigra - Sam again!
Trier - Palastgarden - a pool which we were fond of for the ducks and the statues.
Trier - Palastgarden - Constantine
Trier - Palastgarden - Pippin the Younger, Charlemagne's dad.
Trier - Palastgarden - St Helena, Constantine's mom.
Trier - Palastgarden - Charlemagne
Trier - Palastgarden - Sam with ducks
Trier - Palastgarden - A beautiful archway of vines.
Trier - Palastgarden - Old roman walls
Trier - Me and old Roman walls.
Trier - Kaiserthermen - Old, unused, Roman baths
