Roman Bath Viehmarktthermen Augusta Treverorum (Treves)

Around 80 AD, the Romans began construction of this thermal complex, which was completed approximately 20 years later. It was the first of its kind in Trier, predating the Barbara Baths and Imperial Baths. The complex was designed so that the warm bath received optimal light from the south, while the cold bath was located in the north. The 8364 m² thermal complex experienced its heyday in the 3rd and 4th centuries. After the decline of Roman Trier, the baths fell into disuse and even served as a quarry in the 13th century. In the 17th and 18th centuries, the Capuchin order erected buildings over the eastern part of the ruins and used the rest for a monastery garden. After the dissolution of the monastery in 1802, the Viehmarkt (Cattle Market) was established here.