architecture

Igel Column

Igel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Igeler Säule [German]

Architecture

built
about  250
culture
Roman
style/period
Ancient Roman
work type by function
tomb, cenotaph
material
sandstone
patronage
Lucius Secundinius Aventinus, Lucius Secundinus Securus

Specifications

height
23.0 m

Geography

Europe » Western Europe » Germany » Rhineland-Palatinate » Trier-Saarburg District » Igel
local language location name
Igel, Deutschland [German]
historical affiliations
Roman Empire
250-260
Gallic Roman Empire
260-274
Roman Empire
274-475
Kindgom of the Ripuarian Franks
475-509
Kingdom of the Franks
509-840
Middle Francia
840-870
East Francia
870-911
West Francia
911-923
Holy Roman Empire
923-1797
France
1797-1814
Prussia
1815-1871

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier
type
cultural
criteria
I, III, IV, VI
designation
reference
367