Brandenburg Gate
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Summary
Brandenburg Gate is a triumphal arch[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of triumphal arch entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23,763 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Berlin[3], Bezirk Mitte[4]
- Country: Germany[5], German Democratic Republic[6], German Reich[7], Kingdom of Prussia[8]
- Instance of: architectural landmark[9], national symbol[10], city gate[11]
- Architect: Carl Gotthard Langhans[12], Heinrich Strack[13]
- Commissioned by: Friedrich Wilhelm II of Prussia[14]
- Maintained by: BIM Berliner Immobilienmanagement[15]
- Owned by: Berlin[16]
- Named after: Brandenburg an der Havel[17]
- Architectural style: Greek Revival architecture[18]
- Made from material: sandstone[19]
- Location: Dorotheenstadt[20]
- Part of: Berlin Customs Wall[21], Inner German border[22]
- Commons category: Brandenburg Gate[23]
- Has part(s): Quadriga (Brandenburg Gate)[24], scenes from the legend of Hercules[25], attic relief on the Brandenburg Gate[26], Metope Triglyph frieze[27]
- Inception: 1791[28]
- Coordinate location: 52.516272222222, 13.377722222222[29]
- Located on street: Pariser Platz[30]
- Significant event: start of construction[31], building modification[32]
- Official website: http://www.visitberlin.de/de/ort/brandenburger-tor[33], http://www.visitberlin.de/en/spot/brandenburg-gate[34], https://www.brandenburg-gate.de/[35]
- Topic's main category: Category:Brandenburg Gate[36]
- Commons gallery: Brandenburger Tor[37]
- Inspired by: Propylaea of Athens[38]
- Applies to jurisdiction: Germany[39]
- Described by source: Meyer’s Universum, Siebenter Band[40], Bildhauerei in Berlin[41]
- Heritage designation: architectural heritage monument[42], cultural heritage monument in Berlin[43]
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Material and Period
Brandenburg Gate dates from the Kingdom of Prussia[44].
Cultural Impact
Things named for Brandenburg Gate include Berlin Brandenburger Tor station[45], a Berlin S-Bahn station[46], in Germany[47], founded in 1936[48]; Brandenburger Tor[49], a musical work/composition[50]; and Brandenburger Tor metro station[51], an underground station[52], in Germany[53].
Why It Matters
Brandenburg Gate has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] It is known by 64 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]
Entities named for it include Berlin Brandenburger Tor station[45], a Berlin S-Bahn station[46], in Germany[47], founded in 1936[48]; Brandenburger Tor[49], a musical work/composition[50]; and Brandenburger Tor metro station[51], an underground station[52], in Germany[53].