The '''Brandenburg Gate''' ({{lang-de|link=no|Brandenburger Tor}} {{IPA-de|ˈbʁandn̩ˌbʊʁɡɐ ˈtoːɐ̯||De-Brandenburger Tor.ogg}}) is an 18th-century [[Neoclassical architecture|neoclassical]] monument in [[Berlin]]. One of the best-known landmarks of Germany, it was built on the orderssite of a former [[city gate]] that marked the start of the road from Berlin to [[KingBrandenburg an der Havel]], the former capital of Prussiathe [[Margraviate of Brandenburg]]. The current structure was built from 1788 to 1791 by orders of King [[Frederick William II of Prussia|Frederick William II]] of [[Prussia]], after [[Prussian invasion of Holland|restoring]] the [[Orangism (Dutch Republic)|Orangist]] power by suppressing the [[Patriottentijd|Dutch popular unrest]].<ref>[http://www.tagesspiegel.de/kultur/friedens-statt-triumph-symbol-das-brandenburger-tor-und-sein-geheimnis/10858278.html Das Brandenburger Tor und sein Geheimnis],
''Der Tagesspiegel''</ref>
''Der Tagesspiegel''</ref> One of the best-known landmarks of Germany, it was built 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 gate is located in the western part of the city centre within [[Mitte (locality)|Mitte]], at the junction of [[Unter den Linden]] and [[Ebertstraße]], immediately west of the [[Pariser Platz]]. One block to the north stands the [[Reichstag building]], housinghome to the German parliament (''[[Bundestag]]''), and to the west the [[Tiergarten (park)|Tiergarten]]. The gate forms the monumental entry to Unter den Linden, which leads directly to the former [[Berlin Palace|City Palace]] of the [[List of monarchs of Prussia]]n|Prussian monarchs]] (now housing the [[Humboldt Forum]] museum), and the [[Berlin Cathedral]]. After [[World War II]], during the [[Cold War]] and until its [[Fall of the Berlin Wall|fall in 1989]], the gateway was obstructed by the [[Berlin Wall]].
Throughout its existence, the Brandenburg Gate was often a site for major historical events and is today considered not only a symbol of the tumultuous histories of [[History of Germany|Germany]] and [[History of Europe|Europe]], but also of European [[European integration|unity]] and [[Long Peace|peace]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Brandenburg Gate|url=https://www.berlin.de/en/attractions-and-sights/3560266-3104052-brandenburg-gate.en.html|access-date=3 August 2021|website=berlin.de|language=en}}</ref>
