Porta Nigra - Trier , Germany
Porta Nigra is a large Roman city gate in Trier , Germany . The oldest town in Germany , founded by the Romans 2000 years ago , this gate was constructed in 186 AD. Here is some of what we saw in Macrh , 2017
Porta Nigra - Trier, Germany
The Porta Nigra is a large Roman city gate in Trier.
Germany: The Porta Nigra in Trier
The Porta Nigra (Latin for black gate) is a large Roman city gate in Trier, Germany. It is today the largest Roman city gate north of the Alps and has been designated a World Heritage Site.
The name Porta Nigra originated in the Middle Ages due to the darkened color of its stone; the original Roman name has not been preserved.
The Porta Nigra was built in grey sandstone between 186 and 200 AD. The original gate consisted of two four-storied towers, projecting as near semicircles on the outer side. A narrow courtyard separated the two gate openings on either side. For unknown reasons, however, the construction of the gate remained unfinished.
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. The Porta Nigra guarded the northern entry to the Roman city. Of these gates, only the Porta Nigra still exists today.
In the early Middle Ages the Roman city gates were no longer used for their original function and their stones were taken and reused for other buildings. Also iron and lead braces were broken out of the walls of the Porta Nigra for reuse. Traces of this destruction are still clearly visible on the north side of the gate.
After 1028, the Greek monk Simeon lived as a hermit in the ruins of the Porta Nigra. After his death (1035) and sanctification, the Simeonstift monastery was built next to the Porta Nigra to honor him. Saving it from further destruction, the Porta Nigra was transformed into a church: The inner court of the gate was roofed and intermediate ceilings were inserted. The two middle storeys of the former gate were converted into church naves: the upper storey being for the monks and the lower storey for the general public.
In 1802 Napoleon Bonaparte dissolved the church in the Porta Nigra and the monastery beside it, along with the vast majority of Trier's numerous churches and monasteries. On his visit to Trier in 1804, Napoleon ordered that the Porta Nigra be converted back to its Roman form. Only the apse was kept, and the eastern tower not rebuilt to its original height.
In 1986 the Porta Nigra was designated a World Heritage Site, along with other Roman monuments in Trier and its surroundings.
Source: Wikipedia
Porta Nigra, Trier, Germany
Video of the Porta Negra in Trier, one of the largest remaining Roman City Gates
Porta Nigra, Trier, Germany
The Porta Nigra (Black Gate) is the largest surviving Roman city gate north of the Alps. This video shows both outer facades as well as the interior courtyard. It was built in grey sandstone sometime after 170 CE. During Roman times it was one of 4 city gates to Trier. After many years of various conversions, Napoleon ordered it be reconverted back to Roman form and that is what you see today. We saw this on July 27, 2019 during a Viking tour of Trier during a Cities of Light River cruise. It is located at the end of city main shopping district not far from the public square and the cities famous churches.
Porta Nigra Trier
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Porta Nigra & Trier Dom | Travel With Me | Trier Germany
Join us as we visit the Porta Nigra and Trier Dom in Trier Germany. Porta Nigra is the oldest Roman gate North of the Alps.
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Porta-Nigra-Platz
54290 Trier Germany
Porta Nigra in Trier Germany
Walking through the shopping center of Trier. Just thought I should do a video, haven't done any in Trier yet. I LOVE TRIER! Walking towards The Porta Nigra. It is one of the only one of the four Roman Gates that still stands in Trier. The Porta Nigra is still impressive at 118 feet long, 70.5 feet wide and 90 feet high.
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Die Porta Nigra (lateinisch für „Schwarzes Tor“) ist ein ab 170 n. Chr. errichtetes früheres römisches Stadttor am Porta-Nigra-Platz und Wahrzeichen der Stadt Trier. Der Name Porta Nigra stammt aus dem Mittelalter. Die Einwohner Triers bezeichnen das Tor meist nur als „Porta“.
Seit 1986 ist die Porta Nigra Teil des UNESCO-Welterbes in Trier. Des Weiteren ist sie ein geschütztes Kulturgut nach der Haager Konvention. Die Porta Nigra ist das besterhaltene römische Stadttor Deutschlands.
Dieses Video entstand im November 2018.
Places to see in ( Trier - Germany ) Porta Nigra
Places to see in ( Trier - Germany ) Porta Nigra
For the newly arrived guest, the Porta Nigra is the best place to begin a tour of Trier. The gate dates back to a time (about A.D. 170) when the Romans often erected public buildings of huge stone blocks (here, the biggest weigh up to six metric tons).
The slabs were cut by bronze saws powered by mill wheels (some cutting traces are still visible) and put together without mortar. Instead, two stones each were held together horizontally by iron clamps whose bent ends were embedded in corresponding holes by molten lead. One clamp is visible inside the gate near the eastern spiral staircase; rust traces can be seen in many holes on the outside because in the Middle Ages people chiseled these holes to retrieve the metal for recycling.
The stone blocks were spared a recycling because of the Greek monk Simeon, who had himself walled up in the eastern tower as a hermit after 1028. After his death in 1034/5, he was buried inside the gate and made a saint. In his honor, two churches were built into the gate (torn down 1804-1819). The upper story of the eastern tower was razed - the only real damage to the stone gate, whose name, »Black Gate,« is medieval and goes back to the black pollution patina on the gray sandstone.
Inside (fee), traces of the double church, Roman stone masons' marks, and date inscriptions are visible. A centurion – in the splendor of his parade armament – will abduct us into a time when Rome ruled the world – and the Emperor in Trier decided the fate of the Empire. Suddenly the audience is standing in the midst of that eventful time – and not just as passive observers.
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Porta Nigra is a must see in Trier. It is the Oldest, still existing Roman gate that you can find. The also called Black gate was built by the Romans at the end of the 2nd century. Only this gate is still existing and it is a World Heritage Site.
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