Roman city walls of Trier
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The Roman city walls of Trier are the extensive ancient fortifications that once enclosed the historic Roman city of Trier in present-day Germany, parts of which still survive as significant archaeological remains.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman fortification
ⓘ
ancient city wall ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
city of Trier
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
state heritage authorities of Rhineland-Palatinate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Roman military architecture ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | protected monument ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Porta Nigra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman city gates of Trier ⓘ curtain walls ⓘ defensive towers ⓘ moat (partly hypothesized / archaeologically attested in sections) ⓘ |
| heritageCriteria |
UNESCO cultural criterion (i)
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UNESCO cultural criterion (iii) ⓘ UNESCO cultural criterion (iv) ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Germany
ⓘ
Moselle valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhineland-Palatinate ⓘ Trier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTime |
Late Antiquity
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | left bank of the Moselle River ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
masonry
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| nearbyAttraction |
Amphitheatre of Trier
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Church of Our Lady, Trier NERFINISHED ⓘ Imperial Baths of Trier NERFINISHED ⓘ Trier Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| partlyDestroyed |
Middle Ages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
modern urban development ⓘ |
| partOf |
Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman city of Trier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDayCondition | partially preserved ⓘ |
| presentDayUse |
archaeological monument
ⓘ
cultural heritage site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| significance | one of the most important surviving Roman urban fortification systems north of the Alps ⓘ |
| significantPeriod |
3rd century
ⓘ
4th century ⓘ |
| touristRegion | Trier UNESCO World Heritage ensemble NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1986 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
control of access to the city
ⓘ
defense of the city ⓘ symbolic representation of urban status ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Amphitheatre of Trier