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Photo: Bjalek Michal, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Over the river Mosel, nine bridge pillars date from the 2nd century AD
The Roman Bridge is an ancient structure in Trier, Germany, over the Moselle. It is the oldest standing bridge in the country, and the oldest Roman bridge north of the Alps. The nine bridge pillars date from the 2nd century AD, replacing two older, wooden bridges that date at least as far back as 17 BC. In Roman times, tossing a coin off the bridge into the Moselle was an offering of good luck. Today, experts believe approximately one million coins could be lying hidden in the riverbed. The upper part was renewed twice, in the early 12th and in the early 18th century, after suffering destruction in war. Along with other Roman and Early Gothic sites in Trier, the bridge was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1986 because of its historical importance and architecture.
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Zollkran
18th-century crane.
Barbarathermen
Large ruins of Roman baths
Alter Krahnen
Harbour crane dating from 1413.
Jüdische Friedhöfe
From the 17th century.
Karl Marx's birth place
Where Karl Marx was born, in 1818. It contains a museum about Marx and Marxism. It is, rather unsurprisingly, the city's biggest draw.
Roman baths