Brandenburger Tor Audio Guide
Explore Brandenburger Tor with Stanza's GPS-triggered offline audio guide.
About the Tour
The Brandenburg Gate is an 18th-century neoclassical monument and former city gate in Berlin, Germany. It stands as a powerful symbol of German reunification and peace.
What you will hear
The New Athens: Greek Revival Architecture
Focuses on the Propylaea inspiration and the Doric order that defined Prussian neoclassical ambitions.
The Doric Columns
Marvel at the twelve massive Doric columns that provide the structural foundation and rhythmic beauty of this monument.
The Quadriga and the Triumph of Peace
The crowning glory of the gate and its dramatic history of theft and return.
attic relief on the Brandenburg Gate
Explore the central attic relief, a symbolic artwork depicting the transition from the chaos of war to enlightened peace.
The Return Carriage: Prussian Symbols
Explaining the iron cross and eagle symbols added after the sculpture returned from Napoleonic France.
The Return Carriage
Learn about the gate's nickname, the 'Return Carriage,' which commemorates the triumphant recovery of its stolen sculpture.
Inside the Passageways: The Labors of Hercules
The inner walls of the gate feature 20 reliefs using mythology to celebrate civic virtues.
The Labors of Hercules
Admire the twenty stone reliefs lining the inner passageways, depicting the legendary feats of the Greek hero Hercules.
The Death Strip: Gate of Division
During the Cold War, the gate stood isolated and inaccessible between East and West.
Behind the Iron Curtain
Reflect on the era when the gate stood as a silent sentinel within the 'Death Strip' of the Cold War.
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