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 Brandenburg Gate before 1989 by sabsi
Standing here I always longed to go through once ... I didn't know it was only a few years until I could :-) Leave a Comment Directions: S-Bahn: Unter den Linden, Bus 100
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 Brandenburg Gate by Kodi01
There is so much more to the city, but I was only there for about 6 hours plus sleeping.
Many gorgeous monuments and Cathedrals and Museums are in Berlin. Leave a Comment Directions: S-Bahn: Unter den Linden, Bus 100
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 Brandenburg Gate by barryg23Leave a Comment Directions: Where Unter den Linden meets Strasse des 17th Juni
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 Brandenburg Gate by Maria250
The structure is the only remaining city gate in Berlin." Leave a Comment
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 by kmohandas
The quadriga was taken away to France by Nepoleon, but was brought back to Germany after his defeat. Directions: S-Bahn: Unter den Linden, Bus 100
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The Brandenburg Gate is the most recogniseable sight in Berlin - and a true symbol of German Unity - once it was stuack between East and West Berlin - and after World War 2 it was pocked with bullet holes. Fortunately, it is now in its full glory again. Just the pure privilege of being able to walk through the Brandenburg Gate is worth doing - admittedly now it is something which we can take for granted, but for so many it wasn't possible. A lot of the souvenir stands have gone, which were so prolific in the 1990s after the Wall came down - they have moved to Checkpoint Charlie.
In glorious sunshine the stroll through it from the West down Unten den Linden can help take you back to the glory days. In the wet it is moody and enigmatic, a reminder of all that is good and bad with Germany from throughout recent European history.
Well worth visiting! Leave a Comment Directions: S-Bahn: Unter den Linden, Bus 100
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 by SjalenLeave a Comment Directions: S-Bahn: Unter den Linden, Bus 100
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 Brandenburg Tor by fishandchips
Six Doric columns hold up an entablature that was inspired by the Propylaea of the Parthenon at Athens. Surrounded by the famous and much photographed Quadriga of Gottfried Schadow from 1793, the gate was designed by Carl Gotthard Langhans in 1789. Napoleon liked the original Quadriga so much he ordered them taken down and shipped to Paris, but they were returned to Berlin in 1814. In Berlin's heyday before World War II, the gate marked the grand western extremity of the "main street," Unter den Linden.
You can go inside the Tor and into the Room of Silence, built into one of the guardhouses. Leave a Comment Directions: S-Bahn: Unter den Linden, Bus 100
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Brandenburger Tor by Cham
The gate was completed in 1791 and is approximately 26m high. Looking at the gate (and you'll notice this about the reichstag) is that it looks very greek in it's architecture... top this off with the Quadriga (godess of peace riding a chariot, as seen on wellington arch in london, england, and the arch du triomphe as well).
I cant' really explain just how massive this structure is, after nazi germany was defeated the gate was the only thing left standing in pariser platz, well just about. You can see the changes in colours etc, where the gate as been restored, and there are still bullet marks in the stone.
The gate has been used as a symbol of many things... from a symbol of power in nazi germany to a symbol of the cold war as a divider between east and west berlin, and it is now seen as a symbol of freedom.
The tours I have spoken about in my other tips start on the east side of this... the russian and american embassies are just down the road on the right and left (which is kind of ironic) and literally 30 secons walk through the gate will bring you to... yes you guessed it... no not a mcdonalds... a starbucks.
Personally i would said forget the starbucks and walk 5 minutes more down the road to the Einstein cafe... honestly the apple strudel here will melt your socks off... it's soo good Leave a Comment Directions: S-Bahn: Unter den Linden, Bus 100
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The Brandenburg Gate is Berlin's trademark and the only remaining city gate.
It was erected in 1791 based on plans by C.G. Langhans. It has 12 Doric columns and is based on the propylaeum of the Acropolis in Athens. On the top, a statue depicting the Goddess of Victory faces eastwards towards the city center.
The Brandenburg Gate became the symbol of the divided since it stood just on the eastern side of the Wall. Leave a Comment Directions: S-Bahn: Unter den Linden Bus 100
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