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Roman Gate

The Roman Gate in Mainz is one of the few visible remains of the Roman city fortifications of Mogontiacum. It dates back to the late 4th century and was part of the Roman city wall.

Roman gate on the Kästrich
Roman city gate

Fingerprint of antiquity

The passageway of the former Roman gate measured more than four meters in width. It was built from the stones of the demolished legionary camp, which was located on the site of today's university hospitals and on the Kästrich. In the passageway of the gate, wheel tracks almost two meters wide have been ground in, like a fingerprint of antiquity.

The remains of the gate were found during construction work on a new residential complex on the Kästrich. It is one of the latest Roman city gates in Germany.


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