Attraction · Trier · Updated on 1 November 2026.
Porta Nigra is an attraction in Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate. This place has an audio tour of about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch. 18 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km. Within 80 m you'll find a bench, a water point and a public toilet.
Audio tour · Porta Nigra
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You're standing at the Porta Nigra in Trier, the Black Gate. This Roman city gate dates from around the year 170, the oldest and largest of its kind in Germany. It's about thirty metres tall, built from huge sandstone blocks with no mortar between them. Iron clamps once held them together.
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Source: OpenStreetMap and Wikidata.
10 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.
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Yes: a water point at 50 m and a public toilet at 80 m.
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