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Market Cross (Trier) | listed building / architectural heritage

Germany / Rheinland-Pfalz / Trier
 cross, listed building / architectural heritage
After the Viking destruction of 882, the archbishop moved the market from the river to the present site, the Market Cross still commemorates this event from 958. The original of the cross is in the Municipal Museum; the column shaft is a recycled granite column from the Roman Cathedral. www.trier-info.de
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Coordinates:   49°45'24"N   6°38'28"E
This article was last modified 13 years ago