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ZoM - Römische Festung

4 shoudios
1146 meters

Maastricht came into existence as a Roman settlement, thanks to its geographical position: a Roman road arrived at a shallow spot in the rive here. This made it possible to build a bridge. This is an important story in the biography of the city, because as of that moment, Maastricht has been inhabited continually. The bridge became the pivot of the city's history. The early roman founding, the late roman reinforcement and the early Christian history is dominated by Saint Servatius, the bishop of Tongres who came to Maastricht. He became the patron saint of the city. We don't have any written sources about the first thousand years of the city's history. So how is it possible that Maastricht can be identified as 'old' city? This was the work of archeologists. They did a lot of, often spectacular, research in the Maastricht 'soil archive'. Archeology is the connecting link, which shows the continuity of the late antique period to the early middle-ages. The archeologists placed the understanding of that continuity in our collective memory, in our current daily perception of the city.

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ZoM - Roman Fortress

8 shoudios
1146 meters

Maastricht came into existence as a Roman settlement, thanks to its geographical position: a Roman road arrived at a shallow spot in the rive here. This made it possible to build a bridge. This is an important story in the biography of the city, because as of that moment, Maastricht has been inhabited continually. The bridge became the pivot of the city's history. The early roman founding, the late roman reinforcement and the early Christian history is dominated by Saint Servatius, the bishop of Tongres who came to Maastricht. He became the patron saint of the city. We don't have any written sources about the first thousand years of the city's history. So how is it possible that Maastricht can be identified as 'old' city? This was the work of archeologists. They did a lot of, often spectacular, research in the Maastricht 'soil archive'. Archeology is the connecting link, which shows the continuity of the late antique period to the early middle-ages. The archeologists placed the understanding of that continuity in our collective memory, in our current daily perception of the city. Over de eerste duizend jaar van de stadsgeschiedenis hebben we geen geschreven bronnen. Waar komt dan de legitimatie vandaan van Maastricht als 'oude' stad? Dat was het werk van archeologen. Zij hebben veel, dikwijls spectaculair, onderzoek gedaan in het Maastrichtse bodemarchief. De archeologie is de verbindende schakel, die de continuïteit van de laat antieke oudheid naar de vroege middeleeuwen heeft aangetoond. De archeologen hebben het besef van die continuïteit een plek gegeven in ons collectief geheugen, in onze actuele alledaagse beleving van de stad.

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ZoM - Au temps des Romains

4 shoudios
1146 meters

Maastricht came into existence as a Roman settlement, thanks to its geographical position: a Roman road arrived at a shallow spot in the rive here. This made it possible to build a bridge. This is an important story in the biography of the city, because as of that moment, Maastricht has been inhabited continually. The bridge became the pivot of the city's history. The early roman founding, the late roman reinforcement and the early Christian history is dominated by Saint Servatius, the bishop of Tongres who came to Maastricht. He became the patron saint of the city. We don't have any written sources about the first thousand years of the city's history. So how is it possible that Maastricht can be identified as 'old' city? This was the work of archeologists. They did a lot of, often spectacular, research in the Maastricht 'soil archive'. Archeology is the connecting link, which shows the continuity of the late antique period to the early middle-ages. The archeologists placed the understanding of that continuity in our collective memory, in our current daily perception of the city.

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ZoM - Garisson City

10 shoudios
1864 meters

Because of its strategic position, Maastricht was one of the most important fortified- and garrison cities of Northwest Europe for centuries. The fortresses, the remains of the fortifications and the city walls are still tangible witnesses of the military strategic function of Maastricht. For centuries, 25 percent of the Maastricht population were Spanish, 'Staatse' (followers of the republic) and French soldiers. From 1600 until ca. 1830, the city's economy was entirely aimed at the presence of the garrison within its walls. Traces of the age-long military presence still lingers on in stories, military maps, rituals and expressions. In the socio-economic and cultural fields, Maastricht modernized itself as a fortified city. Examples are the rising of the Stokstraatkwartier as harbor area, the impressive town hall and the transformation of the appearance of the city, due to the 'from wood to stone' process. The medieval half-timbering was pass, but the medieval street pattern remained.

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ZoM - Garnisonsstadt

10 shoudios
1864 meters

Because of its strategic position, Maastricht was one of the most important fortified- and garrison cities of Northwest Europe for centuries. The fortresses, the remains of the fortifications and the city walls are still tangible witnesses of the military strategic function of Maastricht. For centuries, 25 percent of the Maastricht population were Spanish, 'Staatse' (followers of the republic) and French soldiers. From 1600 until ca. 1830, the city's economy was entirely aimed at the presence of the garrison within its walls. Traces of the age-long military presence still lingers on in stories, military maps, rituals and expressions. In the socio-economic and cultural fields, Maastricht modernized itself as a fortified city. Examples are the rising of the Stokstraatkwartier as harbor area, the impressive town hall and the transformation of the appearance of the city, due to the 'from wood to stone' process. The medieval half-timbering was pass, but the medieval street pattern remained.

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ZoM - Centre religieux

16 shoudios
1721 meters

In the middle-ages, Maastricht was a religious 'tourist spot', a draw for pilgrims to the grave of Saint Servatius. The urban economy and society was mainly aimed at this religious function. Towers of the many and very varying monasteries, chapels, basilica's and parish churches dominated the monumental silhouette of the city. Even now, one can find many multicolored expressions of the ecclesiastical culture in Maastricht. The Heiligdomsvaart, which returns every seven years, is an example of the still existing religious traditions; a great example of the 'cultural continuity'. There are still many places and ecclesiastical buildings that still exude the original medieval religious atmosphere. Many renovated ecclesiastical buildings are registered as a monument, but they never became museums; they kept their religious functions. Moreover, the Maastricht churches often still have their altars, sculptures, fresco's and paintings, religious plates and ecclesiastical furniture. In Maastricht, the religious cultural inheritance hasn't ended up in the museum either.

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