Porta Nigra Trier, Germany
The impressive "Black Gate" in Trier is a 2nd-century Roman city gate. It owes its survival to early use by a revered hermit monk and subsequent transformation into a two-story church.
Quick Facts
- Address
- Trier, Germany
- Date(s)
- c.180; used by Simeon 1028-35; church by 1040
Article Info
- Page Title
- Porta Nigra
- Added By
- Holly Hayes
- Date Published
- October 8, 2013
- Last Updated
- September 29, 2023