Brandenburg Gate

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The Brandenburg Gate is an iconic 18th-century monument in Berlin and one of Germany’s most recognizable symbols of history and national unity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf landmark
monument
tourist attraction
triumphal arch
architect Carl Gotthard Langhans
architecturalStyle Neoclassical architecture
carTraffic closed to regular motor traffic
constructionEnd 1791
constructionStart 1788
coordinates 52.5163°N 13.3777°E
country Germany
depicts Quadriga with goddess of victory
faces Unter den Linden
hasSculpture Quadriga of the Brandenburg Gate
linked to: Brandenburg Gate
height approximately 26 meters
heritageStatus protected monument in Germany
historicalEvent Napoleon took the Quadriga to Paris in 1806
Quadriga returned to Berlin in 1814
became a symbol of divided Berlin during the Berlin Wall era
damaged during World War II
officially reopened on 22 December 1989
site of celebrations after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989
stood in the exclusion zone between East and West Berlin during the Cold War
inaugurationDate 1791
lighting illuminated at night
locatedIn Berlin
Berlin city center
linked to: Berlin

Mitte
Pariser Platz
locatedOn Unter den Linden
material sandstone
near Pariser Platz embassies
Reichstag building
Tiergarten
U.S. Embassy Berlin
numberOfColumns 12
numberOfPassageways 5
originalFunction city gate
owner State of Berlin
partOf former Berlin Customs Wall
pedestrianZone yes
renovation extensive restoration completed in 2002
sculptorOfQuadriga Johann Gottfried Schadow
symbolOf Berlin
German unity
Germany
peace
usedFor political demonstrations
public events and celebrations
visitorAttraction millions of visitors per year
width approximately 65 meters

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Berlin hasLandmark Brandenburg Gate
Brandenburg Gate hasSculpture Quadriga of the Brandenburg Gate
linked to: Brandenburg Gate
East Berlin hadLandmark Brandenburg Gate
Unter den Linden terminusWest Brandenburg Gate
Unter den Linden hasLandmark Brandenburg Gate
Unter den Linden hasNotableView Brandenburg Gate
Mitte contains Brandenburg Gate
Reichstag building locatedNear Brandenburg Gate
Potsdamer Platz near Brandenburg Gate
Campus Mitte near Brandenburg Gate
Mitte, Berlin contains Brandenburg Gate
Berlin TV Tower panoramicViewOf Brandenburg Gate
subject linked to: Berlin TV Tower (Fernsehturm)
Kroll Opera House, Berlin locatedNear Brandenburg Gate
Quadriga award namedAfter Quadriga on the Brandenburg Gate
linked to: Brandenburg Gate
Kroll Opera House locatedNear Brandenburg Gate
Brandenburg Gate (Potsdam) differentFrom Brandenburg Gate (Berlin)
linked to: Brandenburg Gate
U.S. Embassy Berlin locatedNear Brandenburg Gate
U.S. Embassy Berlin overlooks Brandenburg Gate
Napoleon took the Quadriga to Paris in 1806 significantObject Quadriga of the Brandenburg Gate
linked to: Brandenburg Gate
State of Berlin containsLandmark Brandenburg Gate
Pariser Platz locatedNextTo Brandenburg Gate
Pariser Platz adjacentTo Brandenburg Gate
Pariser Platz hasView Brandenburg Gate
Academy of Arts in Berlin nearby Brandenburg Gate
Tiergarten locatedNear Brandenburg Gate
Unter den Linden connects Brandenburg Gate
subject linked to: Under the Linden Trees
Unter den Linden hasLandmark Brandenburg Gate
subject linked to: Under the Linden Trees
Russian Embassy in Berlin locatedNear Brandenburg Gate
Hotel Adlon Kempinski locatedNear Brandenburg Gate
Hotel Adlon Kempinski hasViewOf Brandenburg Gate
Bebelplatz near Brandenburg Gate
Johann Gottfried Schadow notableWork Quadriga of the Brandenburg Gate
linked to: Brandenburg Gate
Sony Center near Brandenburg Gate
Kollhoff Tower hasViewOf Brandenburg Gate
Berlin-Mitte locality contains Brandenburg Gate
Potsdamer Platz station nearbyAttraction Brandenburg Gate (walking distance)
linked to: Brandenburg Gate
Leipziger Platz hasNearbyLandmark Brandenburg Gate
Holocaust Memorial locatedNear Brandenburg Gate
German Historical Museum locatedNear Brandenburg Gate
Unter den Linden startingPoint Brandenburg Gate
Unter den Linden westernTerminus Brandenburg Gate
Unter den Linden hasLandmark Brandenburg Gate
DZ Bank building locatedNear Brandenburg Gate