General Information
| Completion: | 1st century |
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| Status: | in ruins |
Project Type
| Function / usage: |
Amphitheater |
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| Architectural style: |
Roman |
| Material: |
Masonry structure |
| Plan view: |
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Awards and Distinctions
| 1988 |
part of an ensemble
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Location
| Location: |
Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany |
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| Coordinates: | 49° 44' 53" N 6° 38' 56" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| width | 120 m | |
| length | 145 m | |
| arena | width | 50 m |
| length | 75 m | |
| cavea | seats | 20 000 |
Excerpt from Wikipedia
The Trier Amphitheater is a Roman Amphitheater in Trier, Germany. It is designated as part of the Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St. Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Brief History
Trier and its amphitheater resembled many Roman cities of its time in that many infamous gladiatorial contests occurred there. The theater which was dug into the side of a hill was erected around the 2nd century A.D during Antoninus Pius' rule. It could accommodate approximately 20,000 spectators and was built into what was the cities wall. When Constantius Chlorus moved to Trier, Germany around 293 he renovated the amphitheater.
Usage
The multiple usages of the arena included gladiator events and animal shows in which a cellar under the arena was utilized to store the animals and sentence prisoners to death.
Text imported from Wikipedia article "Trier Amphitheater" and modified on July 23, 2019 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.
Participants
Currently there is no information available about persons or companies having participated in this project.
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (1987): Trèves: un amphithéâtre fortifié. In: Dossiers d'Archéologie, n. 116 (May 1987), pp. 88-93.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20026942 - Published on:
22/02/2007 - Last updated on:
05/05/2024
