architecture

Porta Nigra

Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Porta Nigra [Latin]

Architecture

full/alternative names
Porta Martis
built
about 170
culture
Roman, German
style/period
Ancient Roman
work type by function
city gate
170–1035
Roman Catholic church
1040–1802
history museum
1817
material
Kordel sandstone
technique
stonemasonry

Specifications

height
29.3 m
width
21.5 m
length
36.0 m

Geography

Europe » Western Europe » Germany » Rhineland-Palatinate » Trier » Trier-Mitte/Gartenfeld » Old Town
local language location name
Trier, Deutschland [German]
historic location names
Augusta Treverorum
Augusta Treverorum [Latin]
historical affiliations
Roman Empire
170-260
Gallic Roman Empire
260-274
Roman Empire
274-475
Kindgom of the Ripuarian Franks
475-509
Kingdom of the Franks
509-840
Middle Francia
840-870
East Francia
870-911
Archbishopric of Trier
898-1212
West Francia
911-923
Holy Roman Empire
923-1797
Electorate of Trier
1212-1797
France
1797-1814
Prussia
1815-1871

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier
type
cultural
criteria
I, III, IV, VI
designation
reference
367