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Brandenburger Tor: Brandenburg Gate
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  • SandiMandi
  • Updated By SandiMandi on March 26, 2008
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  • Brandenburger Tor - Berlin
    Brandenburger Tor
    by SandiMandi, 2 more photos
    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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    Brandenburger Tor: Bradenburger Tor
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  • miso80
  • By miso80 on April 15, 2006
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  • at night - Berlin
    at night
    by miso80
    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.

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  • Directions: S-Bahn: Unter den Linden, Bus 100
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    Brandenburger Tor: Brandenburg Tor and environs
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  • Updated By trvlrtom on May 2, 2007
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  • A view from the west - Berlin
    A view from the west
    by trvlrtom
    This monument is, of course, a must see for any Berlin visitor. My recommendation is just to take the time to walk around the gate from both sides to take in the atmosphere of this long time focal point of Berlin. On the eastern side, in Pariser Platz, be sure to peek into the bank building on the south side of the square to see the huge interior sculpture designed by the North American architect Frank O. Gehry, famous for the museum in Bilbao, Spain. The embassy on the north side is worth taking note of, as well as the new British embassy on the side street heading south - with its original and whimsical architecture.
    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.

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    Brandenburger Tor: Berlin's front room
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  • Updated By matcrazy1 on April 14, 2004
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  • PARISER  PLATZ - Berlin
    PARISER PLATZ
    by matcrazy1
    The Pariser Platz (Parisien Square) is located east of the Brandenburg Gate, the most well-known symbol of German division and reunification around the world. The square forms the link between the Brandenburg Gate and the magnificent Unter den Linden boulevard. It's often called "Berlin's front room". this area - belonged to no-one till the wall fall down - was rebuilt and renovated in recent years. There were the Liebermann House and the Sommer House, newly constructed to the left and right of the Brandenburg Gate. And the famous Adlon Hotel was renovated.

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  • Directions: S-Bahn: Unter den Linden ((S1, S2, S25); Bus: 100, 200, 248, 257, 348.
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    Brandenburger Tor: The Brandenburg Gate
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  • hundertmorgen
  • Updated By hundertmorgen on August 8, 2005
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  • Brandenburger Tor - Berlin
    by hundertmorgen
    Berlin's only remaining city gate, is the true symbol of the city. Because it was situated in the no man's land just behind the »wall, it also became symbolic of the division of the city. After the Fall of the Wall, the Gate was reopened on December 22, 1989.
    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.

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  • Directions: S-Bahn: Unter den Linden, Bus 100
  • Website: http://www.brandenburgertor.de
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    Brandenburger Tor: How many horses?
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  • matcrazy1
  • Updated By matcrazy1 on April 14, 2004
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  • FOUR  HORSES  =  QUADRIGA - Berlin
    FOUR HORSES = QUADRIGA
    by matcrazy1
    I remember very well the question asked once on popular TV quiz: how many horses are put on the top of the Branderburg Gate in Berlin? The guy replied three and he... lost a lot of money. The accurate answer was: FOUR.

    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.

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  • Directions: S-Bahn: Unter den Linden ((S1, S2, S25); Bus: 100, 200, 248, 257, 348.
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    Brandenburger Tor: Brandenburger Tor
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  • By lashr1999 on June 4, 2007
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  • Brandenburger Tor - Berlin
    by lashr1999, 1 more photos
    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.

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  • Directions: S-Bahn: Unter den Linden, Bus 100
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    Brandenburger Tor: Silent witness of historical events
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  • Updated By matcrazy1 on April 14, 2004
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  • BACK  SIDE  OF  THE  BRANDERBURG  GATE - Berlin
    BACK SIDE OF THE
    BRANDERBURG GATE
    by matcrazy1
    The Branderburg Gate was the silent witness of many both great and unfamous events in the past. At its beginning only the German Emperor and his guests were allowed to use the central passageway. All others had to use the side passages.

    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).

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  • Directions: S-Bahn: Unter den Linden ((S1, S2, S25); Bus: 100, 200, 248, 257, 348.
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    Brandenburger Tor: Brandenburg Gate
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  • Kova
  • Updated By Kova on June 18, 2007
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  • Brandenburg Gate - Berlin
    Brandenburg Gate
    by Kova
    Take time to see Brandenburg Gate. Behind the Gate is East Germany. It was bult between 1788-1791.

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    Brandenburger Tor: Brandenburg Gate
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  • Updated By MichaelFalk1969 on April 18, 2007
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  • Brandenburger Tor - Berlin
    by MichaelFalk1969
    Probably the most photographed monument in all of Germany. In Cold War Times, the Brandenburg Gate was in the Eastern communist part of Germany (GDR). The Berlin Wall was only a few meters apart; no trespassing, so you had to use a viewing platform to get a better view. Hard to imagine nowadays.

    From the Brandenburg Gate, other monuments like the Reichstag and the Government Quarter, the "Siegessäule" and the Holocaust Memorial are in walking distance.

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