Monument
East Side Gallery
Berlin, Germany
A long stretch of the Berlin Wall covered in murals by artists from around the world.
Monument · Germany · Berlin
Brandenburg Gate
Berlin's neoclassical triumphal gate, the symbol of division and of reunification.
Free to enter about 30 min
For storytellers
Why Brandenburg Gate matters
If Berlin had a front door, this would be it. The gate stands at the end of the grand boulevard Unter den Linden, topped by a chariot and the goddess of victory. For decades it sat just behind the Wall, unreachable from either side, and when it reopened in 1989 it became the world's picture of a divided country coming together. Today it is a free, open square where people gather, busk and take photographs.
Talking points
- For years the gate stood in a fenced-off border zone
- Its chariot sculpture is a goddess of victory driving four horses
- The square in front hosts big public events, from concerts to New Year's Eve
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Good to know: Go early in the morning or at dusk for fewer crowds and nicer light.
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