Konturen der Stadt. Die Geschichte der Trierer Stadtmauer
In the organizer's words:
To mark the 150th anniversary of the demolition of Trier's city wall in 2025, the city museum's exhibition focuses on the history of the city's fortifications. For around 1700 years, it shaped the city and accompanied its development.
In 170 AD, under Emperor Marcus Aurelius (161-180), a mighty Roman city wall 6.4 km long with four imposing gates was built. After the fall of the Roman Empire, this wall fell into disrepair. It was not until the High Middle Ages that a new fortification was built under the aegis of the archbishop, but it was considerably thinner and only enclosed about half of the ancient settlement area. Wars and destruction left their mark and parts were repeatedly destroyed, rebuilt and reinforced. Today, the city wall has largely disappeared from the cityscape.
Starting with the remains of the wall, which came to light in 2004 during excavations in the cellar of the Simeonstift as part of the construction work for the extension, and in which the intertwining of antiquity, the Middle Ages and modern times becomes clear, the exhibition traces an arc back to the time of the wall's demolition. What made the city what it was? Where were its centers?
What function did the city wall have beyond defense? Why and with what vision was the decision made to demolish the wall in 1875? Where can remains of the city walls still be found in Trier today? These are just some of the questions that are answered in the exhibition using exhibits from the collection and selected loans.
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