Trier Cathedral
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The High Cathedral of Saint Peter in Trier, or Trier Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is the oldest cathedral in Germany and the largest religious s
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Roman brickwork at the north façade
Westwork with four towers
Detail westwork in Salian style
Seamless robe of Jesus
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The Seamless Robe of Jesus is the robe said to have been worn by Jesus during or shortly before his crucifixion. Competing traditions claim that the robe has been preserved to the present day. One tra
Trier Cathedral
…bays of the nave. The four original columns were reused in the 11th century but changed into cruciform piers. A Baroque chapel for the relic of the Seamless robe of Jesus, recovered from the previous main altar in 1512, was added behind the east choir and is visible through an opening in the wall. The west choir is also…
Pilgrims view one of the claimed Seamless Robes (Trier, April 2012)
The collarless neck of one of the claimed Seamless Robes
Sections of taffeta and silk on the right sleeve of the robe, Trier
A Holy Tunic stamp, Germany, 1959