Igel Column
Igeler Säule
A roughly 23-meter Roman tomb column in the village of Igel outside Trier. Its reliefs depict the life of a cloth merchant's family, and it is the most complete of its kind north of the Alps.
The Igel Column was built around AD 250 as the funerary monument of the Secundinii family, cloth merchants of the Roman era. Its sandstone shaft is covered with reliefs on all four sides, depicting the textile trade, family banquets and mythological scenes. It is a valuable source for studying the economic life of the Roman provinces, and Goethe made a special visit to see it. The original stands by the roadside in the village and can be viewed for free. The Rheinisches Landesmuseum has a colored replica. It is about 10 km from Trier, along the Moselle toward Luxembourg, and can be reached by bicycle, train or bus. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Mariensäule Viewpoint
- St. Matthias' Abbey
- Roman Bridge
- Barbara Baths
- Karl Marx House
- Viehmarkt Baths
- Saarburg
- Imperial Baths