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Brandenburg Gate
The Brandenburg Gate (Brandenburger Tor) is one of
Berlin's most important architectural structures and a
historical symbol all in one. The gate has been at the
heart of German and European history for over 200 years.
Commissioned by King Frederick William II of Prussia,
it was built as the grandest of a series of 18 city gates
through which Berlin was once entered. Designed by
architect Carl Gotthard Langhans and constructed
between 1788 and 1791, the inspiration for the gate came
from the entry hall of the Acropolis in Athens, Greece.
The gate itself is built in sandstone and consists of twelve
Doric columns, six to each side, forming five separate
passageways. Atop the gate is the Quadriga—a chariot
drawn by four horses driven by Victoria, the Roman
goddess of victory.
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[ "Ich bin ein Berliner." ]
John F. Kennedy (1963)
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