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This is the Porta Nigra (Latin for 'The Black Gate', perhaps the most prominent landmark in Trier, Germany's oldest city. This city (as the name Porta Nigra implies) dates back to the Roman empire. The Roman army was based here and there are remains of a bath complex, an amphitheater (still used for concerts and dramas), as well as this gate. The gate got its unique name from the soot from thousands of heating and cooking fires built over the centuries.

Description
This is the Porta Nigra (Latin for 'The Black Gate', perhaps the most prominent landmark in Trier, Germany's oldest city. This city (as the name Porta Nigra implies) dates back to the Roman empire. The Roman army was based here and there are remains of a bath complex, an amphitheater (still used for concerts and dramas), as well as this gate. The gate got its unique name from the soot from thousands of heating and cooking fires built over the centuries.