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The Porta Nigra (Latin for black gate), referred to by locals as Porta, is a large Roman city gate in Trier, Germany.It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. [2]The name Porta Nigra originated in the Middle Ages due to the darkened colour of its stone; the original Roman name has not been preserved.
Porta Nigra: the northern gate to the Roman city; Imperial Baths: incomplete baths that were constructed in the 4th century. Aula Palatina (Basilica): An early Christian basilica built in the early 4th century. Cathedral: The oldest church in Germany; Church of Our Lady (Liebfrauenkirche): A Gothic cathedral built in the 13th century.
the Porta Nigra, the best-preserved Roman city gate north of the Alps; the huge Aula Palatina, a basilica in the original Roman sense, was the 67 m (219.82 ft) long throne hall of Roman emperor Constantine; it is today used as a Protestant church; adjacent is the Electoral Palace, Trier; the Roman Trier Amphitheater;
City map of Trier in the Roman Imperial period. Augusta Treverorum (Latin for "City of Augustus in the Land of the Treveri") was a Roman city on the Moselle River, from which modern Trier emerged. The date of the city's founding is placed between the construction of the first Roman bridge in Trier (18/17
English: Scale model of the Roman city of Trier (Augusta Treverorum) in the collection of Rheinisches Landesmuseum Trier, Germany. In the foreground the river Mosel with the Roman bridge (which has survived) and the western city gate Porta Inclyta.
Roman Trier was the birthplace of Saint Ambrose ca. 340, who later became the Bishop of Milan and was eventually named a Doctor of the Roman Catholic Church long after his death in 397. It is also where Saint Athanasius was first exiled by Constantine in 336.
Entry of museum Amphitheater Trier, 2022. The Trier Amphitheater is a Roman amphitheater in Trier, Germany. It is designated as part of the Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St. Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier UNESCO World Heritage Site as a testimony to the importance of Trier as a major Roman city north of the Alps. [1]
The High Cathedral of Saint Peter in Trier (German: Hohe Domkirche St. Peter zu Trier), or Trier Cathedral (German: Trierer Dom), is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is the oldest cathedral in Germany and the largest religious structure in Trier, notable for its long life span and grand design.