Brandenburg Gate

The Potsdam Gate on the Luisenplatz in , was built in 1770–71 by Carl von Gontard and Georg Christian Unger by order of Frederick II of Prussia, to celebrate his several victories in the Seven Years' War.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: triumphal arch in Potsdam, Germany
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sanssouci Palace and Hotel Brandenburger Tor Potsdam.

Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sanssouci is a historical building in , near . Built by Prussian King Frederick the Great as his summer palace, it is often counted among the German rivals of . is situated 1 km northwest of Brandenburg Gate.

Hotel
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Church
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The Protestant is situated in the Marly Gardens on the Green Fence in the palace grounds of in , . The church was built according to the wishes and with the close involvement of the artistically gifted King Frederick William IV and designed by the court architect, Ludwig Persius. is situated 350 metres northwest of Brandenburg Gate.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dutch Quarter and Brandenburger Vorstadt.

Locality
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The is a neighborhood in , Germany, consisting of 134 red Dutch brick buildings, almost all of which have been renovated. It was built from 1733 to 1740 and designed by Jan Bouman following the order of Frederick William I of Prussia, who invited talented Dutch craftsmen to settle there.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Locality
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The Russian colony of is located north of downtown . It was built in 1826-1827 by King Frederick William III of Prussia for the last twelve Russian singers in a choir that had previously 62 members.

Brandenburg Gate

Latitude
52.39955° or 52° 23′ 58″ north
Longitude
13.04807° or 13° 2′ 53″ east
Open location code
9F4M92XX+R6
Open­Street­Map ID
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Open­Street­Map attribute
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Wiki­data ID
Q695045
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Brandenburg Gate” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بوابة براندنبورغ”
  • Chinese: “勃蘭登堡門”
  • Czech: “Braniborská brána”
  • Dutch: “Brandenburger Tor (Potsdam)”
  • Dutch: “Brandenburger Tor”
  • French: “porte de Brandebourg”
  • French: “Porte de Brandebourg”
  • German: “Brandenburger Tor”
  • Hebrew: “שער ברנדנבורג”
  • Icelandic: “Brandenborgarhliðið í Potsdam”
  • Italian: “Porta di Brandeburgo”
  • Japanese: “ポツダムのブランデンブルク門”
  • Polish: “Brama Brandenburska w Poczdamie”
  • Russian: “Бранденбургские ворота в Потсдаме”
  • Russian: “Бранденбургские ворота”
  • Serbian: “Бранденбуршка капија (Потсдам)”
  • Serbian: “Бранденбуршка капија”
  • Spanish: “Puerta de Brandeburgo”
  • Swedish: “Brandenburger Tor, Potsdam”
  • Swedish: “Brandenburger Tor”
  • Ukrainian: “Бранденбурзькі ворота (Потсдам)”
  • Ukrainian: “Бранденбурзькі ворота”

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