OK. I am now moving on from the Roman sites and heading toward the cathedral.
But first, an obligatory tourist photo in front of this lovely, pink archbishop's palace. Hi, Mom! (That's the basilica in the background)
During the middle ages, the cathedral (then much larger than its current size) was its own walled city. Here is an arch telling me that I am now entering said city. See the cathedral coming up straight ahead? It seems that the townspeople and the archbishop did not always get along. The citizens wanted Trier to be a "free imperial city," and the archbishop (who also happened to have a large amount of political power) thought that he should run the show.
A look at the cathedral by night.
Behold, Germany's oldest Christian church. The first church here was donated by St. Helena in the year 312 (right after Constantine legalized Christianity). Constantine went on to build a St. Peter's church here in 326, the same time he was building St. Peter's in Rome.
The Gothic church on the right is the Liebfrau church which is under renovation right now so I couldn't go in :(
View from the back door. The glowing space behind the high altar is the reliquary for the cathedral's most prized relic: the robe of Christ. There is a sign posted near the reliquary that basically says, "We can't guarantee The Robe's authenticity, and we don't display it anymore because of condition issues, but please, go forth and meditate."
Side aisle
Cloister between the cathedral and Liebfrau church.
Side view of the cathedral from the cloister. Love the hodgepodge of styles!
Outside the front door: one of the four granite columns from the 4th century Roman church.
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