Trier Cathedral

Trier Cathedral
High Cathedral of Saint Peter in Trier
49°45′22″N 6°38′35″E / 49.75611°N 6.64306°E / 49.75611; 6.64306
Location	Liebfrauenstraße 12 Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate
Country	Germany
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Website	www.dominformation.de
History
Status	Cathedral
Relics held	Holy Robe
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Heritage designation	UNESCO World Heritage Site
Designated	1986
Style	Romanesque
Years built	c.270 (first building)
Groundbreaking	1235 (current building)
Completed	1270
Specifications
Materials	Roman brick
Administration
Province	Cologne
Diocese	Trier
Clergy
Bishop(s)	The Rt Revd Dr Stephan Ackermann[1]
Provost	Werner Rössel[2]

The High Cathedral of Saint Peter in Trier (German: Hohe Domkirche St. Peter zu Trier), or Trier Cathedral (German: Trierer Dom), is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is the oldest cathedral in Germany and the largest religious structure in Trier, notable for its long life span and grand design. The central part of the nave was built of Roman brick in the early fourth century, resulting in a cathedral that was added onto gradually in different eras. The imposing Romanesque westwork, with four towers and an additional apse, has been copied repeatedly.^[3] The Trier Cathedral Treasury contains an important collection of Christian art. In 1986 the church was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as part of the Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St. Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier.^[4]