The Brandenburg Gate is an eighteenth century neoclassical monument in Berlin, Germany, and one of the country's best known landmarks. It was built between 1788 and 1791 on the orders of King Frederick William II of Prussia, to a design by the royal architect Carl Gotthard Langhans, on the site of a former city gate that had marked the start of the road to Brandenburg an der Havel, the old capital of the Margraviate of Brandenburg. The bronze quadriga that crowns the gate is the work of the sculptor Johann Gottfried Schadow.
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What happened to the Quadriga on top of the Brandenburg Gate under Napoleon?
In 1806 the French Emperor had the Quadriga transported to Paris as war booty and a sign of his victory. After Napoleon's forced abdication in 1814 it was returned to Berlin and again adorned the gate, facing east towards the city centre.
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WikipediaLead paragraph, opening sentence describing it as an 18th-century neoclassical monument
is an 18th-century neoclassical monument in Berlin, Germany.
Lead paragraph, sentence giving the 1788 to 1791 construction span
The current structure was built from 1788 to 1791 by orders of King Frederick William II of Prussia, based on designs by the royal architect Carl Gotthard Langhans.
Lead paragraph, opening sentence naming Berlin, Germany
is an 18th-century neoclassical monument in Berlin, Germany.
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One of the best-known landmarks of the country, 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. The current structure was built from 1788 to 1791 by orders of King Frederick William II of Prussia, based on designs by the royal architect Carl Gotthard Langhans.
- In Style: Neoclassical Architecture, infobox architectural_style field: Neoclassical
View the Source 2. Wikidata: Brandenburg Gate
- Wikidata Q82425, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Wikidata Q82425, P571 claim (w-bbfill-artsarchag-0926)
View the Source3. Brandenburg Gate (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata height (P2048) statement: 26.0Quote, Wikidata height (P2048) statement: 26.0
Wikidata item Q82425, property P2048 (height): 26.0 m (converted to metres, preferred/normal rank, non-deprecated)
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