Black Gate
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Black Gate is the English meaning of "Porta Nigra," the massive ancient Roman city gate in Trier, Germany, renowned as one of the best-preserved Roman monuments north of the Alps.
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman monument
ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ ancient city gate ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | ancient Roman architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson | Simeon of Trier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtBy | Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor | city fortification ⓘ |
| builtInPeriod | 2nd century AD ⓘ |
| constructionStart | around 170 AD ⓘ |
| conversionPeriod | 11th century ⓘ |
| convertedBy | Archbishop Poppo of Babenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentUse |
museum
ⓘ
viewing platform ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
double-arched gateway
ⓘ
inner courtyard ⓘ projecting semicircular towers ⓘ rusticated stone blocks ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
city gate
ⓘ
fortification ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| hasLatinName | Porta Nigra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfStoreys | four ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfTowers | two ⓘ |
| height | approximately 30 meters ⓘ |
| heritageCriteria |
(i)
ⓘ
(iii) ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Germany
ⓘ
Rhineland-Palatinate ⓘ Trier NERFINISHED ⓘ Trier city center NERFINISHED ⓘ former Roman city of Augusta Treverorum ⓘ |
| locatedOn | the northern edge of the Roman city ⓘ |
| managedBy | Generaldirektion Kulturelles Erbe Rheinland-Pfalz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
grey sandstone blocks
ⓘ
sandstone ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Black Gate in English ⓘ |
| nameOrigin | named for the darkened color of its stone ⓘ |
| nearbyAttraction |
Church of Our Lady, Trier
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Trier Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the best-preserved Roman city gates north of the Alps
ⓘ
massive stone construction without mortar ⓘ |
| ownedBy | State of Rhineland-Palatinate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman city walls of Trier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| restorationPeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| restoredBy | Napoleon Bonaparte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| touristVisitsPerYear | hundreds of thousands of visitors ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1986 ⓘ |
| usedAs |
church in the Middle Ages
ⓘ
fortified church complex ⓘ |
| usedToBeCalled | Porta Martis (possibly, in late antiquity) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| width | approximately 36 meters ⓘ |
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