Imperial Baths (Kaiserthermen), Trier
Camera: Zeiss Ikon Ikonta C (521/2) 6x9 cm
Lens: Zeiss Opton Tessar f/3.5 105 mm, uncoated
Film: Kodak TMax 400, rated @ ISO 400
Exposure: 1/400 sec and f/16, hand-held
Film developed and scanned by Foto Brell, Bonn
Edited under Adobe Lightroom
The Imperial Baths (Kaiserthermen) are a large Roman bath complex in the city of Trier. The facility was projected to become one of the grandest and most impressive baths in the Roman Empire. The construction started shortly before AD 300 and can be attributed to the emperor Constantius Chlorus (293-306), who moved his residence to Trier. In 316, work came to a sudden end and the baths were never finished. The emperors Gratian and Valentinian II used them as barracks for their life guards. The bath complex consists of two parts: the real baths (thermae) and the sports grounds located outside the enclosed buildings (palaestra). Today, the ruins of the bathing facility and the underground service tunnels can be visited.
Imperial Baths (Kaiserthermen), Trier
Camera: Zeiss Ikon Ikonta C (521/2) 6x9 cm
Lens: Zeiss Opton Tessar f/3.5 105 mm, uncoated
Film: Kodak TMax 400, rated @ ISO 400
Exposure: 1/400 sec and f/16, hand-held
Film developed and scanned by Foto Brell, Bonn
Edited under Adobe Lightroom
The Imperial Baths (Kaiserthermen) are a large Roman bath complex in the city of Trier. The facility was projected to become one of the grandest and most impressive baths in the Roman Empire. The construction started shortly before AD 300 and can be attributed to the emperor Constantius Chlorus (293-306), who moved his residence to Trier. In 316, work came to a sudden end and the baths were never finished. The emperors Gratian and Valentinian II used them as barracks for their life guards. The bath complex consists of two parts: the real baths (thermae) and the sports grounds located outside the enclosed buildings (palaestra). Today, the ruins of the bathing facility and the underground service tunnels can be visited.