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The Brandenburg Gate is over 26 meters tall, just a little over 13 times the height of the average human.

· Brandenburg Gate also known as Brandenburger Tor

· Built in the 18 century - constructed 1778 - 1791

· The plan and model of the new gate was presented in 1769

· Gate was located near the border between East and West Berlin

· Monumental gate was designed by Carl Gotthard Langhans (1732-1808)

· Commissioned by emperor Friedrich Wilhelm II

· 65.5 metres wide and 28 metres tall

· Bronze quadriga that tops the gate was built by Johann Gottfried Schadow in 1793 - driven by the goddess of peace
The Brandenburg Gate is 26 m high, 65.5 m wide and 11 m deep. It is made of sandstone and has 5 passage ways, of which the central passage wider than the others is and is flanked on either side by a gate house, each containing a statue of the Roman gods Mars and Minerva. The design of the gate is based upon the Acropolis in Athens.

The top of the gate is crowned by a roughly 5 m high copper statue of the winged goddess Victoria riding a chariot pulled by four horses (Quadriga).

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