Porta Nigra - Trier, Germany - Great Buildings Online

Architect

Location

Building Type

fortified gate

Construction System

cut stone bearing masonry

Climate

mediterranean

Context

urban

Style

Ancient Roman

Images

Upper central arcade	Base and gates from northwest	Detail, exterior gate arch
View from south - the inner side	Upper southwest wall	Detail, top row window
Photo	Photo

Drawings

Discussion

Porta Nigra Commentary

Resources

Sources on Porta Nigra

Sir Banister Fletcher. A History of Architecture. Boston: Butterworths, 1987. ISBN 0-408-01587-X. NA200.F63 1987.

Web Resources

Links on Porta Nigra

Porta Nigra at Archiplanet — Find, add, and edit info at the all-buildings collaboration

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