Germany 2001
Trier
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Got a truth check on the coat of arms of Trier |
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Trier may be the oldest city in Germany, established by the Romans in or before 30 BC, as the capital of the Roman province in central Germany. However, there is a much older history for this place that predates Rome by over 1000 years, that tells of a legendary wandering Assyrian Prince who made his way to that part of the world and actually founded the city. |
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The Trier Steipe (the word means 'acrcade'), was built in 1483, but destoyed in WW2 and rebuilt in 1970 |
The main market square, and St. Gangolf in the background |
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The market square and the central and very colorful fountain |
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Lovely old and ornate facades beautifully maintained. As you can see, some of these historic buildings are now hotels |
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The Trier Cathedral, not in Gothic but Romanic style |
The gate of three soap bubbles |
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The main entrance to the Liebfrauenkirche |
A fabulously crafted church organ |
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While not a friend of rococco or baroque art, this work leaves me speechless, a ceiling in one of the rooms of the Cathedral |
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Saint Andrew's Portable Altar contains the sole of one of the Apostle's sandals. The beautiful case was crafted in the 10th Century and had been comissioned by Archbishop Egbert ( AD 977 to 993) who held this saint in especially high esteem. |
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I see a lot of empty setting for stones, however, the gold remains - insteresting |
The wood verneer work is beyond belief here |
