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The Brandenburg Gate (German: Brandenburger Tor [ˈbʁandn̩ˌbʊʁɡɐ ˈtoːɐ̯] ⓘ) is an 18th-century neoclassical monument in Berlin.One of the best-known landmarks of Germany, it was erected on the site of a former city gate that marked the start of the road from Berlin to Brandenburg an der Havel, the former capital of the Margraviate of Brandenburg.
On June 12, 1987, at the Brandenburg Gate, United States president Ronald Reagan delivered a speech commonly known by a key line from the middle part: "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall! " Reagan called for Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to open the Berlin Wall , which had encircled West Berlin since 1961.
The Battle of the Seelow Heights, fought over four days from 16 until 19 April, was one of the last pitched battles of World War II: almost one million Red Army soldiers and more than 20,000 tanks and artillery pieces were deployed to break through the "Gates to Berlin", which were defended by about 100,000 German soldiers and 1,200 tanks and guns.
Thousands of people gathered at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin on Saturday, November 9, to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.Construction of the concrete barrier was ...
The Brandenburg Gate in the Berlin Wall was opened on 22 December 1989; on that date, West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl walked through the gate and was greeted by East German Prime Minister Hans Modrow. [46] West Germans and West Berliners were allowed visa-free travel starting 23 December. [45]
Shot while trying to escape through a window after being arrested at Berlin-Mitte, in Brandenburg Gate. 104: Horst Kullack [127] 20 Nov 1948: 21 Jan 1972: 23 Escapee Shot on 1 Jan 1972 at Lichtenrade 105: Manfred Weylandt [128] 12 Jul 1942: 14 Feb 1972: 29 Escapee Drowned in the Spree after being shot 106: Klaus Schulze [129] 13 Oct 1952: 7 Mar ...
Berlin's Brandenburg Gate will have to be cleaned at greater effort and expense than initially thought after climate activists sprayed orange paint on the German capital's signature landmark ...
Climate activists sprayed orange and yellow paint on the columns of Berlin's landmark Brandenburg Gate on Sunday to push demands for a stop to the use of fossil fuels by 2030. "Members of the so ...