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 |
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| instanceOf |
landmark
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monument → tourist attraction → triumphal arch → |
| architect |
Carl Gotthard Langhans
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| architecturalStyle |
Neoclassical architecture
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| carTraffic |
closed to regular motor traffic
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| constructionEnd |
1791
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| constructionStart |
1788
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| coordinates |
52.5163°N 13.3777°E
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| country |
Germany
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| depicts |
Quadriga with goddess of victory
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| faces |
Unter den Linden
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| hasSculpture |
Quadriga of the Brandenburg Gate
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| height |
approximately 26 meters
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| heritageStatus |
protected monument in Germany
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| historicalEvent |
Napoleon took the Quadriga to Paris in 1806
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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
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| lighting |
illuminated at night
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| locatedIn |
Berlin
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Berlin city center → Mitte → Pariser Platz → |
| locatedOn |
Unter den Linden
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| material |
sandstone
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| near |
Pariser Platz embassies
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Reichstag building → Tiergarten → U.S. Embassy Berlin → |
| numberOfColumns |
12
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| numberOfPassageways |
5
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| originalFunction |
city gate
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| owner |
State of Berlin
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| partOf |
former Berlin Customs Wall
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| pedestrianZone |
yes
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| renovation |
extensive restoration completed in 2002
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| sculptorOfQuadriga |
Johann Gottfried Schadow
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| symbolOf |
Berlin
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German unity → Germany → peace → |
| usedFor |
political demonstrations
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public events and celebrations → |
| visitorAttraction |
millions of visitors per year
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| width |
approximately 65 meters
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