Trier

On the way back from Aachen we took a little detour to stop in the city of Trier - the oldest town in Germany that was founded by the Romans 16 BC at the river Mosel. At one point it was the residence of an Roman emperor and had a bishop since 300 AD.
One of the landmarks is the Roman city gate - the Porta Nigra that was built in 170 AD as part of the city wall

The town center has many old corners - like this old gate to he Jewish quarter

The main market

The cathedral

In front of the cathedral is the granite column that was once part of a Roman building. Its from a quarry in Lautertal  in the Odenwald were we had been last September and where a similar column can still be found. Now it was a good climbing spot for Mia and other children who were not terrible interested in the church

The next stop was a short walk away

The Basilca of Constantine that was built by Roman emperor Constantine in 310 AD as part of a palace

It is now used a Lutheran church

A baroque castle was built next to it

Trier is also the birthplace of KArl Max who has hi 200"th birthday this year and is honred with a special exhibition