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The Aula Palatina, also called Basilica of Constantine (German: Konstantinbasilika), at Trier, Germany, is a Roman palace basilica and an early Christian structure built between AD 300 and 310 during the reigns of Constantius Chlorus and Constantine the Great.
The Aula Palatina, or Constantine Basilica, built 4th century AD during the reign of Roman emperor Constantine I. Trier is known for its well-preserved Roman and medieval buildings, which include: the Porta Nigra, the best-preserved Roman city gate north of the Alps;
Possible reconstruction of Palace of Aachen, as built in the 790s. At the back is the Palatine Chapel, today the rotunda of Aachen Cathedral, in the foreground the aula regia (on the site of today's Aachen Town Hall, with the tower still standing). On the left the imperial bath spa.
Map showing the Roman city plan of Augusta Treverorum The Porta Nigra built 160-180 AD The Aula Palatina (Constantine Basilica) built during the reign of Constantine I (306-337 AD) The Roman Bridge across the Moselle River. The Romans under Julius Caesar first subdued the Treveri in 58 to 50 BC.
The remains of the Imperial Palace, in addition to the Aula Palatina and the Imperial Thermae, are impressive in their dimensions. The city bears exceptional testimony to Roman civilization owing to the density and the quality of the monuments preserved: the bridge, the remains of the fortified wall, thermae, amphitheatre, storehouses, etc.
The Palatinate (/ p ə ˈ l æ t ɪ n ɪ t /; German: Pfalz; Palatine German: Palz), or the Rhenish Palatinate (Rheinpfalz), is a historical region of Germany.The Palatinate occupies most of the southern quarter of the German federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz), covering an area of 2,105 square miles (5,450 km 2) with about 1.4 million inhabitants.
City map of Trier in the Roman Imperial period. Augusta Treverorum (Latin for "City of Augustus in the Land of the Treveri") was a Roman city on the Moselle River, from which modern Trier emerged. The date of the city's founding is placed between the construction of the first Roman bridge in Trier (18/17 BC) and the late reign of Augustus ...
Aula Palatina (Konstantinbasilika) Trier: Germany: 4th century Evangelical Church in the Rhineland: A Roman palace basilica that was built by the Emperor Constantine at the beginning of the 4th century. The basilica contains the largest extant hall from antiquity. The church was converted to Protestant use from its original Roman Catholic use ...