Roman Bridge and its Surroundings Trier

As the oldest city in Germany, Trier provides significant testimony to European architecture. The Roman Bridge is a striking edifice. However, its current appearance and mere use as a traffic structure does not do justice to its importance. The design of its surroundings and its weak relation to the Moselle beneath it also fail to reflect its prominent status in Trier.

The Roman Bridge and its surroundings should once again become an attractive, experiential and useful element of the city. Integrating the bridge into the orbit of Roman monuments will yield it a status commensurate with its importance as a monument. In future, it will offer a prelude for a visit to the Old Town or the Barbara Baths. The rededication and redesign of the Roman Bridge and its bridgeheads will now unite the eastern and western sides of the city. At important connection points between the city centre and the banks of the Moselle, weighty historical elements of the riverbank design are integrated into the new Moselle terraces and staged as points of departure for heading to the water or the city. A network of connections between the city centre and the banks of the Moselle will emerge.