#heidentor

-Reid

petronell-carnuntum, austria (july 2024)

Between 354 CE and 361 CE a huge triumphal monument was erected next to the camp and city. Contemporary reports suggest that Emperor Constantius II had it built to commemorate his victories. When the remains of Carnuntum disappeared after the Migration Period the monument remained as an isolated building in a natural landscape and led Medieval people to believe it was the tomb of a pagan giant. Hence, they called it "Heidentor" (pagan gate). 

A clever way to show how ancient ruins looked like. At the #Heidentor, Austria’s best-known Roman #monument and #landmark, there’s a line diagram of the triumphal arch etched onto a sheet of perspex, allowing visitors to stand in front of the monument as it looked like when it was built in the 350s AD. The Heidentor, also known as Heathens’ Gate or Pagans’ Gate, is the partially reconstructed ruin of a triumphal arch of the #RomanEmpire, located in what was the fort-city of Carnuntum, in present-day #Austria. Originally tetrapylon in form, only one of its four arches remains. Via @matiasexplorer . . . #archaeologicalsite #archaeology #architecture #ancient #ancientruins #traveler #history #art #sightseeing #abroad #touristattraction https://www.instagram.com/p/CY87kbULm7c/?utm_medium=tumblr

The Heidentor (Heathens’ Gate) was originally a triumphal monument which was erected under Emperor Constantius II in the 2nd half of the 4th century AD outside the city. #heidentor #austria #history #romanempire #monument (na mieste Heidentor) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFb_kjenE5A/?igshid=rgfd5yynhqeg

heydnisch tor. #heidentor #carnuntum #weekendslikevacations