Title
North face, Porta Nigra
Description
Built ~186 and 200 CE, this gate marked the entrance to the largest Roman city north of the Alps. "Porta Nigra" literally means "black stone," referring the effect of centuries of weathering. It stands at the city's northern entrance. Trier is also known as birthplace of Karl Marx.
Creator
Welch, Claude Emerson
Publisher
State University of New York at Buffalo
Date
Jul-78
Rights
Use for educational purposes only. Single copies (print, photocopy, download) are permitted for personal study, research and teaching.
Format
image/jpeg
Type
Image
Identifier
PSC001
Box 6
PSC001_psc0370
PSC001_psc0370.tif
Coverage
Roman Empire
German
Trier, Germany
Date Created
2007-07-13
Is Part Of
Welch-Ludwig Collection
PSC001
Collection
Citation
Welch, Claude Emerson, “North face, Porta Nigra,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed May 18, 2024, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/25578.