- Berlin Mitte
- Center
- S-Bahnhof Unter den Linden: S1, S2, S25
- U-Bahnhof Mohrenstraße: U2
- Buses: 100, M41
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The Brandenburger Gate, Berlin's most famous symbol, is over
200 years old. Until 1989 it was the symbol for the divided
Berlin and Germany, but today it's the National symbol for the
Unification. The modest construction is the only city Gate of
Berlin which survived. Built by Carl Gotthard Langhans during
1789-91, it's the first significant work of the Berliner Classicisms.
The façade was originally white, and it's adornment was done
by Johann Gottfried Schadow, who also designed the 6 meter high
Quad Riga. The Peace-Goddess on the two-wheel wagon received
after the Victory over Napoleon an iron Cross from Friedrich
Schinkel. The Brandenburger Gate was damaged severely during
World-War II, and the Quad Riga was completely destroyed. In
1956 the Gate was re-built, and the Quad Riga re-constructed
in 1958. From here you can walk among others to the Berliner
Tieargarten (a huge beautiful Park), or down the Unter den Linden
Avenue to the Museum Island, or to the new Holocaust Memorial
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