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Bookmark or Share- The Brandenburg Gate: A Monumental Witness to German HistoryTowering over the heart of Berlin, the Brandenburg Gate (Brandenburger Tor) is much more than just another historic landmark. Over its 200+ year history, this Romanesque gateway has served as a symbol of peace, been seized as a spoil of war, and acted as a harrowing reminder of the city‘s division.
- Brandenburg Gate | Iconic Monument, Berlin, Germany - BritannicaBrandenburg Gate, the only remaining town gate of Berlin, Germany, standing at the western end of the avenue Unter den Linden. It has served as a symbol of both the division of Germany and the country’s reunification and is one of Berlin’s most-visited landmarks.
- Brandenburg Gate - WikipediaThe Brandenburg Gate (German: Brandenburger Tor [ˈbʁandn̩ˌbʊʁɡɐ ˈtoːɐ̯] ⓘ) is an 18th-century neoclassical monument in Berlin. One of the best-known landmarks of Germany, it was erected on the site of a former city gate that marked the start of the road from Berlin to Brandenburg an der Havel, the former capital of the Margraviate of Brandenburg.
- Brandenburg Gate: A Brief HistoryBuilt between 1788 and 1791 by Prussian King Frederick William II as a key entry point to the city of Berlin, Brandenburg Gate was topped off with a statue known as the “Quadriga,” which depicted...
- The Tumultuous History of Berlin’s Brandenburg GateThe Brandenburg Gate was commissioned by the Prussian Emperor Frederick William II in the late 1700s. Its original name meant ‘Peace Gate’. For a time it divided East and West Berlin, but now...
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