Travel Tip: Pop Culture and Cinema in Germany Brandenburg Gate Unveiled
Brandenburg Gate Unveiled GERMANY BERLIN • Brandenburg Gate • ongoing
The famous Berlin landmark and symbol of the re-united Germany, the Brandenburg gate will be unveiled on Germany's Day of Unity, 3 October 2002. The gate has been under wraps for more than two years while undergoing extensive restorations to strengthen the foundation and provide a face lift through intensive laser cleaning at a cost of Euro 4.2 million. Built as a city gate from 1789 - 1791 by Carl Gotthard Langhans, Brandenburg Gate remains one of the most important works of Prussian Classicism. From 1961 until 1989 the gate situated in the no-man's-land behind the Berlin Wall, stood as a sympbol of a divided city and country.
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