Porta Praetoria
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Porta Praetoria is an ancient Roman city gate in Regensburg, Germany, and one of the oldest surviving stone structures of its kind north of the Alps.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman architectural structure
ⓘ
ancient Roman city gate ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ city gate ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Roman architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor |
control of access to Castra Regina
ⓘ
defensive purposes ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 49.020°N 12.097°E ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentUse | tourist attraction ⓘ |
| directionFaced | north ⓘ |
| discovered | 19th century ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy | Legio III Italica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGermanName | Porta Praetoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLatinName | Porta Praetoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Roman masonry wall
ⓘ
arched passageway ⓘ tower remains ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| inception | 179 AD ⓘ |
| integratedInto | later medieval and early modern buildings ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Latin ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Bavaria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Upper Palatinate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Danube River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Regensburg Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNorthOf |
Regensburg Cathedral
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Regensburg city center main square NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnStreet | Unter den Schwibbögen ⓘ |
| location | Regensburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| municipality | City of Regensburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCityCenter | Regensburg Old Town NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| originalFunction |
entrance to Roman legionary fortress
ⓘ
northern gate of Castra Regina ⓘ |
| partOf |
Old Town of Regensburg with Stadtamhof
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman military camp Castra Regina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protectionStatus | listed monument in Bavaria ⓘ |
| region | Upper Bavaria (historical Roman province area Raetia vicinity) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
important example of Roman military architecture in Germany
ⓘ
one of the oldest surviving stone Roman gates north of the Alps ⓘ |
| tourismType | cultural tourism ⓘ |
| usedBy | Roman military NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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