• The Roman city gate, the Porta Nigra, is both a Trier city landmark and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
  • In Roman times, the Porta Nigra was part of a system of four city gates, one of which stood at each side of the roughly rectangular Roman city.
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  • Porta Nigra Die Porta Nigra (lateinisch für Schwarzes Tor) in Trier ist...
  • The Porta Nigra consists of about 7200 stone blocks. – ... In the 11th century the Porta Nigra served as an abode for the monk Simeon, who lived as a hermit.
  • You can walk through the gate on the ground level but if you pay 4E you can go up inside. Though the plaza is busy, the inside of the Porta Nigra is not.
  • The Romans built the Porta Nigra from more than 7000 stone blocks in 170 AD. ... Today, the Porta Nigra is home to the Roman city’s central information centre.
  • Built in grey sandstone just before the year 200, Trier’s Porta Nigra represents the last bastion of the Roman Empire’s presence north of the Alps.