Red House (Trier)
Germany /
Rheinland-Pfalz /
Trier /
Dietrichstraße, 54
World
/ Germany
/ Rheinland-Pfalz
/ Trier
World / Germany / Rheinland-Pfalz / Trier
listed building / architectural heritage, commercial building, 17th century construction
The house of the bakers' guild master and secretary of the cathedral chapter, Johann Wilhelm Polch, is call the Red House, designed by Wolfgang Struppeler. The most important inscription ("ANTE ROMAM TREVIRIS STETIT ANNIS MILLE TRECENTIS") tells of the legend that Trier is 1300 years older than Rome. Another inscription points to St. Anthony, the patron saint of the house.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 49°45'24"N 6°38'26"E
- former Imperial Abbey of St. Maximin 0.8 km
- Cathedral "Notre dame" 40 km
- St Michael's Church 40 km
- Castle of Argenteau 126 km
- Kölnisches Stadtmuseum, ehml. Zeughaus 134 km
- Ommersteyn Castle 157 km
- St. Andrew's Church 164 km
- City Wine House 255 km
- Marktkirche Zum Heiligen Geist 346 km
- Schloss Wernigerode/Wernigerode Castle 372 km
- Palace Garden - Palastgarten 0.6 km
- Kaiserthermen (Emperor's Baths/ Imperial Baths) 0.8 km
- Site of Trier´s roman circus 0.8 km
- Barbara Baths 1.1 km
- Amphitheater Trier 1.1 km
- St. Matthias Abbey 2.2 km
- Hela Profi Zentrum 2.2 km
- Supermarket Ratio 2.4 km
- University of Trier Campus 2 2.7 km
- Japan Tobacco International 4.3 km