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The only remaining town gate of Berlin, it is located at the western end of the avenue Unter den Linden.Carl G. Langhans (1732–1808), who built the gate (1789–93), modeled it after the propylaeum of the Athenian Acropolis. On top was the "Quadriga of Victory," a statue of a chariot drawn by four horses. Heavily damaged in World War II, the gate was restored in 1957–58. From 1961 to 1989 the Berlin Wall shut off access to it for both eastern and western Germans; the gate was reopened in 1989 with the reunification of East and West Berlin.
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German Brandenburger Torthe only remaining town gate of Berlin, at the western end of the avenue Unter den Linden. The gate was built in 1788–91 by Carl G. Langhans after the model of the Propylaea in Athens. As Berlin's arch of triumph, it was surmounted by the famous “Quadriga of Victory,” a statue of a chariot drawn by four horses. The entire structure was heavily damaged during World War II. In 1957–58 the gate was restored and the statue recast from the original molds. From 1961 to 1989 the Berlin Wall shut off access to the gate to both eastern and western Germans. The gate was reopened on Dec. 22, 1989, in the course of the reunification of East and West Berlin.* * *
Universalium. 2010.
