BRANDENBURG GATE, Brandenburg Gate

Hi, my name’s Scott, and I’m your personal guide. Along with MyWoWo, I’d like to welcome you to one of the Wonders of the World: the Brandenburg Gate.

The Brandenburg Gate is the most famous and most widely photographed landmark in Berlin.

It was commissioned in 1791 by Frederick William II of Prussia, who entrusted the task to the German architect Carl Gotthard Langhans, and it was to represent a symbol of peace and unity among peoples. The design was inspired by the Propylaea, the huge gateway to the Acropolis in Athens. The Gate is made up of six columns on each side, leaving five gateways: the central opening was reserved for the royal family, while the rest of the population could pass through the side openings. On top of the gate, you can see the famous Quadriga of Victory, by Johann Gottfried Schadow, depicting the goddess of Victory driving a chariot drawn by four horses....