Hey guys,

Today I'm taking you to the capital of my country. It's a lively, colorful and lively city and I'm always happy to go back there for a few days. The last time I was there with my family was last year, as you might remember since I wrote a post about it. There I took you on a boat tour on the Spree, where we had fantastic weather. But today it's all about another Berlin landmark, probably the most famous: the Brandenburg Gate. You've probably all heard of it or at least seen it.

The Triumphal Gate and its history

The Brandenburg Gate stands on one of the most beautiful squares in Berlin, in Mitte on Pariser Platz. This square is characterized above all by noble buildings, such as the nearby Hotel Adlon or many city villas and also embassies such as those of the USA or France. The Academy of Arts is also located here. To the left and right of the Brandenburg Gate are two houses that were built as twins, so to speak. They are called Haus Liebermann and Haus Sommer.

The gate was built from 1788 to 1791 according to the ideas of Carl Gotthard Langhans. It is the only city gate in Berlin that still exists today. This is one of the reasons why it is unique.
The gate is approx. 20 meters high, but the quadriga is approx. 26 meters high (viewed from the bottom of the gate). As you can perhaps see from the pictures, the space between the columns varies in width.

You can see soldiers taking a group photo here.

The Brandenburg Gate was built primarily for the purpose of presence, rather than for use. King Frederick William II had it built and it was intended to have an external impact. It was seen as a triumph, so to speak.
During the GDR and FRG era, the gate was located on the east side of the city. On the west side, however, people could go to viewing platforms to look over the gate to the other side. However, the square on which the Brandenburg Gate stands, Pariser Platz, was a restricted zone.
The statue on the Brandenburg Gate, the Quadriga, was made of sheet copper (it is a set of four) and was only completed two years after the Brandeburg Gate was built. The figure was actually supposed to represent the goddess of peace, Eirene, but later she represented the Roman goddess of victory, Victoria. And not without reason, because the Quadriga was kidnapped by Napoleon to Paris and when she was brought back to Berlin in 1814 she was supposed to achieve victory.
For me, it is always an exciting feeling to walk onto this pitch and recall this goal and the associated German history. The square is also always well attended, there is no entrance fee and, as far as I know, it is even sometimes illuminated in winter on Christmas days.

Here you can see a photo of me walking through Berlin. I don't remember exactly what our destination was that day, but I think it was the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, which I will post about again later.

An art sculpture of the Berlin Bear in style in the middle of Berlin

In this picture you can admire a Berlin bear, I just had to take a picture of him with all these colors. The bear is the heraldic animal of Berlin and there are many art projects in Berlin, like this one. The bear is a particularly popular figure for sculptures, flags or fountain decorations.
I thought this one was so funny because it almost looks like he's wearing swimming goggles or?!:D
Apparently the Berlin Bear can be traced back to Albrecht I, the “Bear”. He was the conqueror and founder of the March of Brandenburg. Nowadays even the Berlinale awards the Golden Bear. If you don't know exactly what the Berlinale is: It is an international film festival and takes place annually. Along with Cannes and Venice, it is one of the most important film festivals in the world and actors and directors travel to Berlin from all over the world. It usually takes place for around a week or 10 days.

Would you like a delicious beer? You can get this at the Georgbräu brewery

Later we were still hungry and walked around Berlin a bit, hoping to find a nice restaurant or a small café. It was still very warm and sunny, so we were thirsty and needed a little breather. And then we saw the Brauhaus Georgbräu, which is a kind of rustic pub with a beer garden. We ordered a beer and had some cake there too.

I liked the facade with the vines, so I took a few photos.

For me, the outside of a place often determines whether I sit down and have a drink or eat something, and this definitely captivated me. It was relatively quiet in a small square on the side and a nice atmosphere had been created. Of course, this is again in the eye of the beholder :)

As you can probably see I was sweating a lot haha, I really underestimated the temperatures in spring in Berlin :D

And can you already guess what the next post will be about? I don't want to give too much away, but it could be seen in these last two pictures... and it's definitely a landmark of Berlin and one of its biggest attractions... maybe you've been there yourself because it's high up .. but I don't want to reveal more now..
I hope you are doing well and I wish you a few nice days until the weekend..
Now I'll have to do something for law again.
I hope you enjoyed this post and if you haven't been to Berlin yet, maybe I was able to give you a nice little insight into a few symbols of this great capital and you'll now consider going there yourself.
Best regards!!