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Trier - Porta Nigra

At the north entrance to the old town of Trier stands the massive Porta Nigra, a fortified gate in the Roman town walls (end of second C.), whose age-blackened stones, held together by iron cramps, have earned it the name ("Black Gate") by which it has been known since the Middle Ages. It was converted into a church (St Simeon's) around 1040 and restored to its original state in 1804-17. In the adjoining Simeonstift (11th C.) is the Municipal Museum and close by the Kunsthandwerkerhof (craftsmen's workshops).

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Porta Nigra
Address
Trier Tourist Office
Porta-Nigra-Platz
D-54292 Trier
Germany
Hours
January 1 to March 22
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Open9:009:009:009:009:009:009:00
Close17:0017:0017:0017:0017:0017:0017:00
March 23 to September 30
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Open9:009:009:009:009:009:009:00
Close18:0018:0018:0018:0018:0018:0018:00
October 1 to November 30
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Open9:009:009:009:009:009:009:00
Close17:0017:0017:0017:0017:0017:0017:00
December 1 to December 31
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Open10:0010:0010:0010:0010:0010:0010:00
Close16:0016:0016:0016:0016:0016:0016:00
Tips
Last admission one half hour before close. Contact the tourist office to arrange tours and obtain admission information.
Porta Nigra, Trier.
The old Porta Nigra in Trier.
Wall of Porta Nigra in Trier.
Courtyard view of Porta Nigra in Trier.
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