http://archiv.rhein-zeitung.de/on/08/10/30/regioticker/B0/t/rzo494132_normaltext.html "Frührömische Handwerkersiedlung vor Koblenzer Schloss entdeckt"], Rhein-Zeitung, 30 October 2008 A set of steps 100 meters wide intended to provide seating was created on the river bank behind the palace in 2009.