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
170–1035
city gate
1040–1802
Roman Catholic church
1817
history museum
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
170-260
Roman Empire
260-274
Gallic Roman Empire
274-475
Roman Empire
475-509
Kindgom of the Ripuarian Franks
509-840
Kingdom of the Franks
840-870
Middle Francia
870-911
East Francia
898-1212
Archbishopric of Trier
911-923
West Francia
923-1797
Holy Roman Empire
1212-1797
Electorate of Trier
1797-1814
France
1815-1871
Prussia

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