The famous 'Mr Ampelmann' traffic lights. juni, formerly Charlottenburger Chaussee, is a wide boulevard with 6 lanes, towards the Victory Monument, seen from Brandenburger Tor. Sculptures at the top of Brandenburger Tor.īrandenburger Tor is the gate to the Unter den Linden. The federal-state Brandenburg surrounds Berlin. When the wall fell in 1989, it became to symbolize freedom.įernsehturm seen through the Brandenburger Gate. Trafficants could travel freely through the gate, before the wall was built in 1961. Traffc is heavy, once again, at Brandenburger Tor.

Originally it was commissioned by Friedrich Wilhelm II to represent peace. Now it is a symbol of the reunited Germany. It was for a long time a symol of the divsion of Berlin, as it was situated right at the border of between West and East Berlin, part of the Berlin Wall. It was rebuilt in the 18th century as a classical gate. The square Bebelpatz can be found along the avenue, the Holocaust Memorial, Potzdamer Platz, the Reichstag and the notorious Hitler bunker are also in the surroundings.īrandenburger Tor, The Brandenburger Gate, is a former city gate at Pariserplatz. Along the avenue you can find popular museums, embassies, de luxe hotels, currywurst kiosks, brand new townhouses and luxorious stores. Unter den Linden is the most famous avenue in East Berlin and ends at the Museum Island in River Spree in the East. Brandenburger Tor is situated between the park Tiergarten with Strasse des 17 juni and the square Pariserplatz, where the West part of Unter den Linden begins, belonging to the locality Friedrichswereder in the district Mitte (city center). HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL, BEBELPLATZ, PARISERPLATZ, FRIEDRICHSWERDERīrannburger Tor is a very famous monument, that has became a symbol of the unification of Berlin. Berlin - Brandenburger Tor, Unter den Linden, Holocaust Memorial, Bebelplatz, Friedrichswerder

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