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 Brandenburger Tor by sim1
The Brandenburg Tor is Berlin's only remaining city gate, and 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. The Gate was reopened on December 22, 1989, after the fall of the Wall.
What can I say to this picture.... pure disappointment when I got here. The Brandenburger Tor was under restoration and covered by a big sheet. I always thought of going to Berlin and seeing this place, but I was out of luck, and felt so very disappointed. The restorations should be complete in October 2002 and I hope that you will have more luck in seeing it than I did.
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 by FenLeave a Comment Directions: S-Bahn: Unter den Linden, Bus 100
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The historical Branderburger tor, a symbol of the division during the Cold War, is now an icon of German reunification. Designed by Carl Gotthard Lanhans, was considered the most beautiful of the 18 city gates. In 1987, against this background, the then U.S. president Ronald Reagan, gave the famous words, "Lord Gorbachow, breaks down this wall."
La historica Branderburger tor, simbolo de la division durante la guerra fria, es ahora el icono de la reunificacion alemana. Diseñada por Carl Gothard Lanhans, era considerada la mas bonita de las 18 puertas de la ciudad. En 1987, frente a este escenario, el entonces presidente de los Estados Unidos Ronald Reagan, pronunció las famosas palabras, "Señor Gorbachow, derribe este muro". Leave a Comment Directions: S-Bahn: Unter den Linden, Bus 100
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Simcity Deutschland came out but not for the Mac (wah!) and they include the Tor as one of their building pieces, as well as the awesome Berlin hof apartment buildings.
Update: they just finished renovating the B. Tor and now autos cannot drive through it, so Pariser Platz is a beautiful plaza, peaceful and full of camera wielding tourists. I wrote this comment before i moved here... o so long ago! and for two years the Tor was covered in an immensely tasteless T-Online ad. weird!
it looks more golden and inviting, you almost want to take a bite out of it.
update again: they finally took down the nasty t-online ad and the gate is back, more beautiful than ever! Leave a Comment Directions: S-Bahnhof : Unter den Linden
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The Brandenburg Gate is one of Berlin's most photographed landmarks. The gate was once the boundary between West and East Berlin and inaccessible. When the wall was knocked down, the gate became an important symbol of German reunification.
It is located at the end of the famous alley "Unter den Linden". On the other side you will find the Tiergarten.
On top you can see the Quadriga, a chariot pulled by four horses and driven by the goddess of victory. Leave a Comment Directions: S-Bahn: Unter den Linden, Bus 100
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Upon arriving in Germany we headed straight to the Brandenburger Tor by walking intentionally along Unter den Linden (under the Lime tree). This historical walk was extremely marred by the heavy construction and we found ourselves walking under scattfolded pavement. in hindsight that did deserve a picture since it shows how Berlin is undergoing a huge makeover since the fall of the wall, coined "The Turn around". So Unter der Linden is not the beautiful avenue you thought with tree-lined avenues of shops and wonderful elegance. Nay. It a work in progress.
At Branderberger Tor (Brandenberg Gate) i recommend paying the communist uniform actor to have a great photograph with you holding the flag! Walk a little past, take a right, and there is the German Parliament building the Reichstags Building! There is huge field from the front of the parliament, so capture the building entirely, and notice the deutschebahn buildings to the left. The german trains are a pride of the german people, and an old joke is that at a new job you get to use the excuse "the trains were late" only once like "my grandma is sick".
Go south and you will find the Halocost memorial, lots of stone rectangular prisms of different height. A great photograph is you peeking behind one of the cubes in the distance. not much else to see here. Leave a Comment Directions: S-Bahn: Unter den Linden, Bus 100
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It was build from 1788 to 1791 by Carl Gotthard Langhans in classicism style. Above the gate is the Quadriga, consisting of Nike, the Greek goddess who personifies victory, driving a four-horse chariot in triumph. The quadriga, designed by Johann Gottfried Schadow, shows to the East along one of Berlin's most famous boulevards "Unter den Linden".
Brandenburger Tor is Belin's last remaining town gate (the others were demolished in the 1860s).
After Napoleon defeated Prussia at the Battle of Jena-Auerstedt, he demounted the quadriga and transported it to Paris, where it reamained till 1814. After its return to Berlin Nike's laurel wreath was replaced by one of Prussia's most known symbols, the Iron cross.
During the cold war the Brandenburger Tor marked the borderline between East and West-Berlin, 1961, after the wall was build, it was closed.
After the decay of the GDR and the fall of the wall it quickly became the symbol of re-unified Germany, the impressive pictures of 1989, when it was opened for the first time since nearly 30 years are still well known. Leave a Comment Directions: S-Bahn: Unter den Linden, Bus 100
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At the Pariser Platz, between the East and West Berlin this gate is a symbol of a reunified Berlin. Directions: Pariser Platz
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