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.

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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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Regensburg hasLandmark Porta Praetoria