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The Brandenburg Gate is one of the main symbols of Berlin. Located between Pariser Platz and Platz des 18. März it's the only remaining gate of the many gates through which they used to enter Berlin.
Although I've seen the Brandenburg gate many times by now, it's always as impressive as it was the first time I saw it. It's something I never get tired of looking at! Directions: S-Bahn: Unter den Linden, Bus 100
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 at night by miso80
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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 A view from the west by trvlrtom
In case you've heard that the statue on the top had been switched around during the DDR years, as stated in at least one popular guidebook, this is just an untrue rumor - or so say my Berliner friends say. Directions: S-Bahn: Unter den Linden, Bus 100
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 PARISER PLATZ by matcrazy1
Leave a Comment Directions: S-Bahn: Unter den Linden ((S1, S2, S25); Bus: 100, 200, 248, 257, 348.
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 by hundertmorgen
The sandstone construction, built from 1788–91 to plans by C.G. Langhans, 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 was crowned with the quadriga and goddess of victory created by Schadow, which face eastwards towards the city center. The Brandenburg Gate was surrounded by further buildings which were destroyed in the war.
After the decision of Berlin' s senate on October, 22 The Brandenburg Gate remains closed for cars, cabs and busses. Berliners and their guests can enjoy now the renewed beauty of the Pariser Platz.
Pariser Platz
As part of the reconstruction of Pariser Platz, new buildings have been added which are based on their historic forebears. Pariser Platz forms the link between the Brandenburg Gate and the magnificent »Unter den Linden boulevard. It was originally a parade ground before barracks were built at the end of Unter den Linden during the reign of Friedrich Wilhelm I. Noble villas, embassies and the luxurious Hotel Adlon arose around the square. The square was destroyed in the Second World War. Since the Fall of the Wall, new buildings by renowned international architects have been and are being built. The Liebermann House and the Sommer House, newly constructed to the left and right of the Brandenburg Gate, were conceived as a pair, and their design is based on the previous buildings created by Stüler. The Dresdner Bank building follows the architectural conventions of Pariser Platz closely, without degenerating into historicism. Leave a Comment
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 FOUR HORSES = QUADRIGA by matcrazy1
The gate was built in 1788-91. In 1794 the building was crowned with the quadriga. It is a statue of the goddess of Peace, Eirene, a winged woman driving a chariot drawn by four horses. In 1806 Napoleon stole the Quadriga. It was exhibited at the Louvre museum, and eventually put on top of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. After the German victory over France in 1814 the quadriga came back to the top of the gate but the woman became Victoria, the goddess of Victory with a Prussian eagle on an iron cross to her ensemble added.
The so called German Democratic Republic (East Germany) removed the Prussian eagle and cross from the Quadriga in 1961. They came back to its place after the wall fall down.
Leave a Comment Directions: S-Bahn: Unter den Linden ((S1, S2, S25); Bus: 100, 200, 248, 257, 348.
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The Brandenburger Tor was designed by Karl Langhans and erected from 1778-1791. He modeled it after the entrance of the Acropolis in Athens. Over the years the gate has symbolize a variety of ideas. The gate was originally used to symbolize peace. During the Nazi times it was the site of Nazi celebrations in 1933 and was used to symbolize Hitler’s rise to power. The gate during the cold war became a symbol of the division of East and West Berlin. When the wall fell the gate became a symbol for reunification.
Location wise it is near the Reichstag, the War Memorial and the Tiegarten. Today, the area around the gate called Pariser Platz has undergone redevelopment and revitalization. The area is very lively with many businesses. However, one business stirred up a lot of controversy when it first opened up. Right next to the gate is a Starbucks. In my option I would agree with other people who complain that it detracts from the history of the place and obstructs the view. When we were there, a variety of street performers where performing around the gate. It was cool to see some German break dancers dancing
If you are planning a visit to Berlin stop by the tourist center at the Gate which opens from 10AM-6PM. The tourist bus 100 stops near the gate.
One interesting tidbit is that opposite the gate is the hotel Hotel Adlon. It was here that Michael Jackson dangled his baby over a balcony. You should have heard the jokes everyone told when seeing that hotel. The most popular was: Why did Michael Jackson dangle his baby over a balcony? A: Because his wife asked him to drop the children off somewhere. Leave a Comment Directions: S-Bahn: Unter den Linden, Bus 100
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BRANDERBURG GATE by matcrazy1
HISTORY
18th century
1788–91 - the gate was built to plans by C.G. Langhans;
1794 - the building was crowned with the quadriga and goddess of victory created by Schadow.
19th century
1806 - Napoleon was marching through the gate and he stole the quadriga from its top (then it was put back on the top of the gate);
1848, 1918 - revolutionists used to meet under the gate.
20th century
in 30' and 40' of 20th century torch-light processions of fasists used to start there;
1945 - the gate was damaged at the end of WWII and then was rebuilt by communist authorities of East Germany but without... Prussian Iron Cross on the top;
13 August 1961 - 9 November 1989 - the gate was closed to public as located in East Berlin by the wall divided Berlin into two parts;
1963 - U.S. President John F. Kennedy visited the Brandenburg Gate. The Soviets hang large banners across it so he cannot see the other side;
22 December 1989 - reopening of the Gate, the Prussian Iron Cross was put back on the top;
1990 - Checkpoint Charlie was dismantled. Parts of it are now in the Allied Museum. The East German watchtower remained.
since 2000 - renovation of the Gate (already completed) and the area around (almost completed in 2004).
Leave a Comment Directions: S-Bahn: Unter den Linden ((S1, S2, S25); Bus: 100, 200, 248, 257, 348.
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 Brandenburg Gate by KovaLeave a Comment Directions: S-Bahn: Unter den Linden, Bus 100
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 by MichaelFalk1969
From the Brandenburg Gate, other monuments like the Reichstag and the Government Quarter, the "Siegessäule" and the Holocaust Memorial are in walking distance. Directions: S-Bahn: Unter den Linden, Bus 100
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