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 Brandenburg Gate self-linksurface differs
surface form: Quadriga of the 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
surface form: Berlin city center

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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federal state of Berlin famousLandmark Brandenburg Gate
subject surface form: Berlin
Königsplatz (historic name of the square) hasNearbyLandmark Brandenburg Gate
subject surface form: Königsplatz (Berlin)
Carl Gotthard Langhans notableWork Brandenburg Gate
Carl Gotthard Langhans notableWork Brandenburg Gate
this entity surface form: Brandenburger Tor
Führerbunker complex locatedNear Brandenburg Gate
Mini-Europe hasLandmarkModel Brandenburg Gate
Victory Column offersViewOf Brandenburg Gate
Mitte district contains Brandenburg Gate
subject surface form: Mitte
Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe in Berlin locatedNear Brandenburg Gate
subject surface form: Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
Tear down this wall speech location Brandenburg Gate