24T11 Trier: imperial relic, world heritage

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(The Moselle is running high in Trier, but it’s not much compared to the flood damage in many low-lying parts of Rheinland-Pfalz and Saarland. Plus side, there are lots of visitors here this Pentecost holiday long-weekend.)

Built around 310 CE, the Aula Palatina (Palatinate Hall) functioned as the throne-space for Roman Emperor Constantine the Great: the building was a single-room palace basilica. The measurements are impressive not only to list, but also by sight: length 67 metres (220 feet), width 27 m (88 ft), height 33 m (108 ft). The building is the largest single-room Roman structure still in existence, and is the largest intact Roman structure outside of Rome. In 1986, the Aula Palatina was included with the set of historically important buildings in Trier inscribed as World Heritage Site. Today, the structure is in full use as Protestant church.

Interior, facing east towards the altar (0.5x).
Interior, near the altar facing west to the church organ (0.5x). This single-room building as 4th-century imperial throne palace.
Palatinate Hall, a.k.a. Constantine Basilica (1x).

I made all images above with an iPhone15 on 18 May 2024. This post composed with Jetpack for iOS appears on Fotoeins Fotografie at fotoeins DOT com.

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