Porta Nigra
Porta Nigra Reviews
 The Roman empires black gate Jul 05, 1996
The most famous monument in Trier is the Porta Nigra, which means Black Gate. I remember to be so amazed when I was a child. It dates from the second century and was the northern gate of a 6,5 kilometers long wall around the city. Because of the bricks were made of sandstone, the building became black over time, which explains the name Puerta Nigra.
In the early 11th century, a Greek hermit had himself locked in one of the towers. After his death, the bishop had a church build around the Puerta Nigra. Today, this church is, except from the choir, completely gone. But it did however save the gate from being demolished in the dark ages. Right next to the Porta Nigra is the Simon Cloister. It is the only early Roman cloister that is left in the whole of Germany. The Porta Nigra was placed on the UNESCO list of world inheritance in the year 1986.  Part of the The old city of Trier travel blog Part of the list UNESCO World Inheritance
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Apr 24, 2008
we went to the tourist-information at the porta nigra and we found a hotel right downtown which wasn't that expensive. it's called "hotel astoria" after that we had a walkingtour in downtown trier and it was great! if you ever stay in trier you have to take the walkingtour (about… what a wonderful city |
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Dec 25, 2007
many roman artifacts were excavated throughout the old city and the largest of all roman ruins is the "porta nigra" (black gate) as the city was important to the holy roman empire, it was also very prominent in the middle ages. in the center of the old city are large squares and plazas and some are used to burn witches in the stakes… augusta treverorum - city of emperor augustus in the land of the treveri |
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Apr 13, 2008
One of these being the Porta Nigra, which, I may add, is very impressive.
Rain was being a spoil sport, so we had to cut our visit short and start on the 3 hour drive back home. But it was fun, and we agreed to come back some time and maybe… Along the Moesel, from Beilstein to Trier |
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Aug 09, 2008
We stopped for a drink at a cafe near the Dom, then into the Dom, the giant cathedral of Trier, back through the Hauptmarkt up to Porta Nigra, the amazing old north gate of the city. Very cool! We stopped for dinner for schnitzel then off to Koblenz for the fireworks... … Germany's Oldest City |
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Jan 12, 2006
We also
visited some of the city's Roman ruins, including the Porta
Nigra, and two churches. The Konstantin Basilika is
apparently the first church to exist without pillars to hold up
the roof. Christine tooke me for lunch to a gorgeous cafe (see
review) that I'm sure would fit in perfectly in Melbourne… More H&M!! |
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