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Brandenburg Gate

Langhans modelled the gate on the Propylaea in Athens and finished it in 1791; its twelve Doric columns make five passages. Napoleon carried the bronze chariot on top off to Paris in 1806, and it came back after his defeat.
Brandenburg Gate
Photo: Norbert Nagel, CC BY-SA 3.0

Walks that pass here

Humboldt Forum

Walk

Berlin in a day on foot: from the Reichstag dome to the Nikolaiviertel

A full day across central Berlin: the Reichstag dome, the Brandenburg Gate and Unter den Linden in the morning, the Humboldt Forum at midday, lunch in the Nikolaiviertel. It suits first-time visitors; book the dome in advance.

~6 h 15 min in total
~3.1 km, ~40 min walking
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