Attraction · Trier · Updated on 1 November 2026.
Konstantinbasilika is an attraction in Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate. This place has an audio tour of about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch. 21 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km. Within 300 m you'll find a bench, a public toilet and a water point.
Audio tour · Konstantinbasilika
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You're standing at the Basilica of Constantine in Trier, also known as the Aula Palatina. Look up along those huge walls of Roman brick. This is the largest hall that survives from classical antiquity. Inside, it's 67 metres long and 33 metres high.
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The Konstantinbasilika in Trier is a church housed in an old Roman hall. It is the largest surviving hall from Roman times and the oldest building in the country still in use as a church. The building has been listed by UNESCO since 1986. You will find the church on Martin-Luther-Platz in Trier. Nearby are the Liebfrauenkirche (258 metres), the Kaiserthermen archaeological site (422 metres) and the Karl-Marx-Haus museum (557 metres).
The building dates from the time of an emperor. It was not a church back then but the reception hall of the imperial palace. The throne probably stood in the apse. With such a large hall, the emperor showed how powerful he was. It even had underfloor heating. In medieval times, the archbishops of Trier lived here, and the apse became a residential tower. Later, the archbishop Lothar von Metternich built his palace against the building, and a large part of the old walls was demolished to make way for it. Afterwards, the king had the building restored to its original appearance. In 1856 it became a protestant church. In 1944 the building was gutted by fire after an air raid, after which it was rebuilt.
The nearest public toilet to Konstantinbasilika in Trier is at the Palastgarten, 94 metres away, and it is wheelchair accessible. There are 6 public toilets within 500 metres. Benches are plentiful around the basilica: the nearest is 86 metres away, and 91 benches stand within 500 metres. For drinking water, head to the tap at Domfreihof, 298 metres from the basilica. It is easy to fill a bottle there, and this tap is also wheelchair accessible. There are 4 water taps within 500 metres.
You don't have to walk far to see more. The Porta Nigra is 683 metres from the church, and the Amphitheater is 723 metres away. A little further, at 1,231 metres, you'll find the Römerbrücke. These are all attractions in Trier, and you can visit them one after another without much effort. Each of these places has an audio story in the Outdoor Pitstop app, and so do the other sights nearby. You listen to the story on the spot, so there is nothing to download or look up beforehand. There is also an audio story about the Konstantinbasilika itself. It lasts 2 minutes. Start it when you are standing at the church, and you can listen to the story while you look at the building.
The nearest pitstop of each kind within 1 km, as the crow flies. No bike pump or honesty box within 1 km.
50 well-known points of interest nearby, those with an audio tour first. 21 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km.
Hear the story of Kaiserthermen on the spot with the app
The 5 nearest points of interest with a story, within 2 km.
AmphitheaterAttraction · 720 m away
BarbarathermenArchaeological site · 1 km away
St. PaulinAttraction · 1.2 km away
RömerbrückeAttraction · 1.2 km away
St. MatthiasAttraction · 1.9 km awayThe Konstantinbasilika dates from the time of Constantine, at the beginning of the 4th century. The building was then the reception hall of the imperial palace in Trier.
From March to October, the church is open to visitors every day. In summer, there are weekly organ concerts.
The hall is 67 metres long and 33 metres high inside. It is the largest surviving hall from antiquity.
The nearest public toilet is 94 metres from the basilica, at Palastgarten, and is wheelchair accessible. There are 6 public toilets within 500 metres.
The nearest bench is 86 metres from the basilica. There are 91 benches within 500 metres.
The nearest drinking water point is 298 metres from the basilica, at Domfreihof. It is wheelchair accessible and suitable for filling a bottle. There are 4 drinking water points within 500 metres.
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