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Brandenburger Tor, as the symbol of the divided City & after the fall of the Wall as the sybmol of the united City, is situated on Pariser Platz. The 60 m high building was designed by Carl Gotthard & constructed between 1778 & 1791. The quadriga of victory on top of the gate from 1793 was originally symbol of peace, but Napoleon ordered it to be taken to Paris during the French occupation. After the battle of Waterloo though, it was triumphantly taken back to Berlin & turned into a symbol of victory again. The Door was once a part of a huge fortification system & is now the only remaining gate of the whole former system.
It's basically busses, Japanese people, tourists, busses full of Japanese tourists, locals, retired people, whoever! Everyone's taking photos of the Door, of the carriage & those I'm-standing-on-a-box-all-colored-in-silver-and-I-won't-move-till-ya-gimme-a-Euro dudes... But I was after something else! And after stalking the poor bear for some time [you need courage for something like that, you know!] I got myself a photo with a bear. Polar* + bear, you see?! *angel* ;) [Look at the other photos!] Leave a Comment Directions: S1 & S2: Unter den Linden or Bus 100
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Maybe the most famous symbol of Berlin.
During the separation of Germany, the gate was located in the no man's land behind the Berlin wall and wasn't reopened until the fall of the wall in 1989.
The gate itself stems from the late 18th century. On the top, you can see a quadriga and the goddess of victory facing eastwards.
The square in front of the gate is the Pariser Platz, surrounded by buildings such as the Hotel Adlon and the French and American embassies. Leave a Comment Directions: At the top end of 'Unter den Linden' boulevard, close to the Reichstag building. S-Bahn (S1 and S2): 'Unter den Linden' stop, Bus 100
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After my original introduction to the Brandenburg Gate at the tender age of 16 (read intro), it was strange approaching it again and finally being able to walk through it. It’s amazing how easy it now appears to make the steps through the gate. At any given time there are now hundreds of people all around it and on the Pariser Platz (Paris Square), an area that after the unification has been restored to its former grandeur. It wasn’t too long ago when the Gate was part of the wall and separated the East from the West. If you like to it now effectively is the largest part of the Berlin Wall still remaining. The Gate was originally part of the city wall and the main entrance to Berlin.
Some more photos in my Travelogue. Leave a Comment Directions: S-Bahn: Unter den Linden, Bus 100
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The Brandenburg Gate is Berlin's only remaining city gate. It is the true symbol of the city but the most unique is the fact that the gate has repeatedly become symbolic for different reasons for succeeding generations.
It was the first neoclassical building in the city and symbol of power of Prussia and of peace.
This symbol of peace changed into the symbol of victory in 1814 after the German victory over France.
The gate went from being a symbol of victory to a symbol of the Third Reich when the Nazis reached power.
Since 1961 the Brandenburg Gate was a symbol of a divided Germany. People approaching the gate were greeted by signs reading, "You are leaving the American sector" in English, Russian, French, and German.
In 1989 the Brandenburg Gate became a symbol of hope to a new generation.
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Leave a Comment Directions: S-Bahn: Unter den Linden ((S1, S2, S25); Bus: 100, 200, 248, 257, 348.
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The sandstone construction of the Branderburg Gate was built in German neo-Greek style in 1788–91 to plans by Carl Gotthard Langhans who was a German architecturer which created mainly in Silesia region (Poland now) where you can still admire his other works like:
- palaces of Hatzfeld and Pachaly in Wroclaw,
- palace in Pawlowice
- churches in Sycow, Walbrzych, Dzierzoniow and Rawicz.
The gate has 12 Doric columns and is based on the propylaeum of the Acropolis in Athens. On both sides, six Doric columns support the 11 meter-deep transverse beam, dividing the gate into five passageways.
In 1794 the building the quadriga and goddess of victory created by Schadow were added on the top. There were interesting Greek in style bas-reliefs put below the quadriga. The Brandenburg Gate was surrounded by further buildings which were destroyed in the war.
Leave a Comment Directions: S-Bahn: Unter den Linden ((S1, S2, S25); Bus: 100, 200, 248, 257, 348.
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Berlin's symbole, and at the same time symbole of Germany's separation and reunification! It's also pictured on the German 1 and 2 € coins.
When I was there it was still all covered to be re-opened newly-renovated on October 3rd, the national holiday of reunification (few days after I left :-()
It was constructed in 1788 as the first classicistic building of Berlin, being inspired by the Propyleas (English word??) of Athen. Napoleon walked through it, in 1918 the November Revolution of German workers and soldiers did, in 1933 Goebbel's parade of torches. After the devision of Germany the Gate was just across the border on the East side (the statue also faces the East), the Wall was right behind it.
The last big public event here was Christmas 1989 when thausants of people were waiting for the opening of the Gate. Leave a Comment
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Brandenburger Tor was built 1788-91 in a classical manner, the symbol of the unified. The Gate sustained heavy damage during the War and was restored in the 1950s. But after the Wall went up in 1961, the Brandenburg Gate became inaccessible to the citizens of both Germanys and came to be regarded as the symbol of Cold War divisions. And when the Wall fell on 9th November 1989, hundreds of thousands flocked here to celebrate the end of the Cold War and the beginning of a new world order. Leave a Comment Directions: Take bus 100 from Alexandra Platz . S-Bahn: Unter den Linden (S1, S2, S25)
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On Oct 3rd, 2002 the Brandeburger Tor was reopend after 22 month renovation.
1788-91 by Carl Gotthard Langhans, sculptures by Johann Gottfried Schadow
The BG is the trademark of Berlin. The main entrance to the city, surrounded by the wall for thirty years, was known throughout the world as a symbol for the division of the city and for the division of the world into two power blocs. It was built as the grandest of a series of city gates constituting the passages through the customs wall encircling the city at the end of the eighteenth century. It is the only gate which survived, because it constitutes the monumental termination of Unter den Linden, the renowned boulevard of linden trees which led directly to the residence of the Prussian kings until the destruction of the city castle. The entire construction and ornamentation of the gate reflect the extraordinary importance it was granted by its builders. The architect selected as the model for his design the Propylaea in Athens, the monumental entry hall of the Acropolis. Just as the Propylaea led to a shrine of the Ancient world, this gate was to represent the access to the most important city of the Prussian kingdom. This reference to Antiquity made it the structure which founded the Classic age of architecture in Berlin, an epoch which brought the city its sobriquet "Spreeathen" ("Athens of the Spree" -- Berlin's river is called the Spree).
The Brandenburg Gate is not only a symbol of division and reunification; it was also the site of many other events in German history, a history characterized by so many peaks and troughs. Leave a Comment
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The Brandenburg Gate is the trademark of Berlin. The main entrance to the city, surrounded by the wall for thirty years, was known throughout the world as a symbol for the division of the city and for the division of the world into two power blocs.
Today's international visitors to Pariser Platz come to re-experience this first gateway to the city, and to enjoy the long-denied freedom to walk through this magnificent work of art and look at it up close.
We decided to view the Brandenburg Gate as one of our must sees while on our 3 night visit in February 2008 to Berlin.
We went to the Brandenburg Gate during the day and returned again armed with my camera and tripod. The picture was taken at around 17.30hrs just as the sun was going down.
The Gate is totally different at night, which is fantastically lit up to highlight the twelve Doric columns, six to each side, forming five passageways and the Quadriga, a chariot drawn by four horses driven by Victoria, the Roman goddess of victory
Restoration work carried out on the gate from 2000 to 2002 by the Stiftung Denkmalschutz Berlin (Berlin Monument Conservation Foundation).
Today, it is considered one of Europe's most famous landmarks. Leave a Comment Directions: S-Bahn: Unter den Linden, Bus 100
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The area around the Bradenburger Gate was undergoing some construction when I was there...Before passing into this gate, and onto unter den linden, is a lime tree-lined street, to the other end of this street is the Potsdamer Platz, and as you walk down this street, you will find to your right the jewish memorial. If you look straight ahead, you will also see the Reichstag's dome. But with all these landmarks, one cannot but admire the grandness of the Bradenburger gate in itself. It resembles the unity of east and west, and this has made it very significant to Germans.
It is from that area (right under the gate) that you will find a shop that sells tickets for major events around Berlin, and it is also near the Bradenburger Tor that you can take a walking tour around Berlin (in some cases it is for free, with only what you are willing to contribute as a tip) - Take a tour...i recommend it. Leave a Comment Directions: S-Bahn: Unter den Linden, Bus 100
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