Introduction to the Brandenburg Gate: The Brandenburg Gate was designed and built by the Prussian architect Langhans. It is 26 meters high, 65.5 meters wide and 11 meters deep. It is a new city gate modeled on the Acropolis in Athens. Classical style sandstone building.
The Brandenburg Gate has a flat roof supported by 12 Doric columns, each 15 meters high and 1.75 meters in diameter at the bottom. There are 6 columns on the east and west sides. They are carved according to the Ionic style. The front and rear columns There is a wall in between, dividing the gatehouse into five gates. The passage in the middle is slightly wider and is designed for the passage of royal members. Until Wilhelm II, the last emperor of the German Empire, abdicated in 1918, only royal members and guests invited by the king could pass. Access is allowed through the central passage at the Brandenburg Gate.
The inner wall of the gate is embossed with Hercules, the greatest hero in Roman mythology, Mars, the god of war, and Minova, the goddess of wisdom and the patron saint of artists and craftsmen.