My son and I visited the Brandenburg Gate just 2 days ago on our trip. Definitely worthwhile and also Berlin is gorgeous to visit. I grew up with the wall being there and watched from afar the events. This awesome documentary was perfect timing for us. We’re still in Berlin and will visit the gate once more before leaving. Happy New Year 2024.
Fun fact, the sandstone used in the gate's construction comes from Lwówek in Poland, known in German as Löwenberg in Schlesien, back from when Silesia was part of kingdom of Prussia. It's quite a distance from Berlin but it seems Prussian monarchs really liked it. In fact much of sandstone used in Berlin comes from either Radków (Wünschelburg) or Lwówek (Löwenberg).
This is not true! Until 1945 the gate was made from Saxon Sandstone like the Berlin castle. The repairings were made from a variety of quarrys. Also was Sandstone from Nebra (Next to Halle) and Bamberg used in Berlin.
@@KurtKind I would have assumed all of sandstone in Berlin came from Saxony but i found mentions that at least part of it comes from Radków and Lwówek. For now i can't find any good sources confirming the use of it in the Gate but i found a German source confirming that Berlin's Kommandantenhaus was originally built mostly out of Silesian sandstone and during its reconstruction in 2002 the Radków sandstone was also used.
Thank you so much DW again for such a well researched quality production. I do enjoy all your work. I was in Berlin for a year in 1967-8 a momentous time and used to visit East Berlin frequently. 40 years later in 2008 I finally got to walk through the gate - an amazing feeling. The German people and nation still face many challenges after the events of the last century and I have nothing but admiration for the way they have, in the main, not just coped but taken them on and risen from the ashes of 1945 and the division that ensued.
I remembered it too well. I used to read hard life stories in reader's digest between the East/West Germany. Stories similar to North/South Korea. Glad you all have the courage to correct the dark past and united as one now. We had our 1986 People Power Revolution in the Philippines and you all followed. I think the world woke up. Too sad ours never learned from the past. Our leader is the son of the person we took out of office by People Power. Hope he will correct the mistake of his Dad.Thanks to your documentary.
I visited Berlin in 1992 on my honeymoon. It’s really cleaned and built up. I remember souvenir stands selling Russian hats/caps near the gate, and the difference between West Berlin and East Berlin at that time, in how the West was very modern looking vs the eastern side. The East Germans were much nicer to tourists than the West Berliners, which I thought was interesting. I’ll have to go into the photo album and look at the photos I took. Great video!
actually getting to visit the gate was one of my favourite memories of berlin, also walking down the tiergarten towards the siegessäule with my friends and always having the gate in view behind us. simply magical
Another wonderful documentary shared by an excellent ( DW) documentary channel about..Brandenburg Gate exist beneath German history from its constructed times to nowadays...as beloved figures beneath Germans feeling...thank you ( DW) documentary channel for sharing this magnificent documentary
A nice documentary about a beautiful architectural work. Seeing the insides of this monument is truly fantastic. I wrongly imagined that the Brandenburg Gate was solid. 😂😂😂
I can remember being there in winter 95/96 it was still a barren wasteland around the gate, but at least I got great pictures and no tourists, good times...
As an Citizen from Berlin the first time I went through the Gate it was on the evening before the reunification of DDR and BRD . It was the 2 nd of oktober 1990.
24:59 That wasn't a soviet flag. It was just a red flag which is/was often used in socialist/communist countries. You can even see those red flags today in Beijing, China.
The January 1970 issue of National Geographic featured an article about Berlin from both sides of the Wall and in the last paragraph, a Czech refugee is quoted as saying, "Berlin may be the place where the Cold War ends." That prediction would be come to pass almost 20 years later. The fall of the Wall is believed to mark the end of the Cold War.
Aggressive capitalists? Did the GDR guard forget that Stalin also invaded Poland? Stalin and Hitler were identical with the exclusion of why they killed. One did it for race and the other for power.
Dw sería muy bueno que esté canal de historia y cultura lo pongas doblado al español latino porque es muy bueno todos los documentales pero hay millones de personas que no sabemos inglés y ponerle los subtítulos no es lo mismo , ojalá q algún día podrías hacerlo.
And the latest news is environmentalist ruining it and Israeli flag. The building tend to collect dusts. Anyway, I would go see it if I have a chance to visit Berlin.
Fun fact DW released this video in 2021 it was available for a few months and mysteriously disappeared, but now has been re uploaded? That is a mystery of history I would like to know why 😂
How about a Konigsburg documentary DW? Now would be a good time to get your old city back. Btw, have you Germans removed all the Soviet monuments in Berlin yet? Get moving on that if not.
@@DWHistoryandCulture So many delicious doner kebab shops in Berlin during my last trip but I really enjoyed the Wienerschitzel. I wonder if they have that in Kaliningrad? Unfortunately I can't visit there now because, well you know.
The stresses and strains on the non-working class are much more severe and danagerous and harsher and body decay is 2x or 3x so there are some differences between cupcakes and muffins
I was curious about the cartoon of Napoleon packing off the Quadriga. The staff Victory carries has a different finial. Does it represent the original design? I think the GDR was correct in removing the Prussian cross and eagle, (even a broken clock is right twice a day). It is an addendum to the original design which as others have pointed out celebrates a Prussian military victory. What was the original design and would restoring it be a more unifying symbol for all of Germany?
Great video The Max-Liebermann-Haus and the Commerzbank buildings by its side are hiddeous and horrible. I can´t gess why bilding such ssquare blocks to ruin the view of the beautiful gate
It would look better if it was a uniform color, they should patch it all over evenly, clean and bright would look better. It just looks kind of dingy and sad now.
Ronald Reagan's two sentences were worth so much more than John F. Kennedy's two-year delayed "Ich bin ein jelly donut" speech and so much more effectual, too!
A sweet and beautiful people were seduced three times in the last century: WW1, WW2 and the Russian occupation. Let us learn all we can from their turn-around.
@@squigmcguigan8965 A city should be aesthetically pleasing and functional to its residents. Not deliberately ugly for the sake of some history lesson.
Could you ever promote our beloved country. With friends like dw. Who needs enemies.......hich lebe deutschland....america and Britain. Put us down 24 hours. You need to help?
Most people see through sensationalism used to frame Germany as this evil country. While the US and UK are currently engaging in revisionism of their dark history (going so far as teaching a "nuanced" version of slavery), Germany deserve credit for how it has always acknowledged their history and used it as a reminder to prevent any future tragedy. US & UK disapproval is so worthless given their own absence of morality, and more and more people come to realize that. Germany is more than its history ❤
Please leave our country alone. Make peace. Always these wars. Future. All in this clipped ENGLISCH. Are you Deutsch.....zukunft bitte. Brandenburger. Tor....brendenborg gat........bitte
Yes. The same militarism that brought terrible pain over Europe and finally resulted in the destruction of Germany. It's mind-boggling that the Palast des Volkes was torn down but this structure was restored.
Same here. It celebrates a military victory over France and is simply unfitting to a peaceful country. Besides that, the laurel wreath looked more harmonic...
My son and I visited the Brandenburg Gate just 2 days ago on our trip. Definitely worthwhile and also Berlin is gorgeous to visit. I grew up with the wall being there and watched from afar the events. This awesome documentary was perfect timing for us. We’re still in Berlin and will visit the gate once more before leaving. Happy New Year 2024.
Fun fact, the sandstone used in the gate's construction comes from Lwówek in Poland, known in German as Löwenberg in Schlesien, back from when Silesia was part of kingdom of Prussia. It's quite a distance from Berlin but it seems Prussian monarchs really liked it. In fact much of sandstone used in Berlin comes from either Radków (Wünschelburg) or Lwówek (Löwenberg).
This is not true! Until 1945 the gate was made from Saxon Sandstone like the Berlin castle. The repairings were made from a variety of quarrys. Also was Sandstone from Nebra (Next to Halle) and Bamberg used in Berlin.
Sry I mixed Bamberg and Bayreuth
@@KurtKind I would have assumed all of sandstone in Berlin came from Saxony but i found mentions that at least part of it comes from Radków and Lwówek. For now i can't find any good sources confirming the use of it in the Gate but i found a German source confirming that Berlin's Kommandantenhaus was originally built mostly out of Silesian sandstone and during its reconstruction in 2002 the Radków sandstone was also used.
Thanks for sharing this insight!
Thank you so much DW again for such a well researched quality production. I do enjoy all your work. I was in Berlin for a year in 1967-8 a momentous time and used to visit East Berlin frequently. 40 years later in 2008 I finally got to walk through the gate - an amazing feeling. The German people and nation still face many challenges after the events of the last century and I have nothing but admiration for the way they have, in the main, not just coped but taken them on and risen from the ashes of 1945 and the division that ensued.
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Thank you for this historical review. I have long been fascinated with the Brandenburg gate. Good to see how well it is being looked after. 👍
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I remembered it too well. I used to read hard life stories in reader's digest between the East/West Germany. Stories similar to North/South Korea. Glad you all have the courage to correct the dark past and united as one now. We had our 1986 People Power Revolution in the Philippines and you all followed. I think the world woke up. Too sad ours never learned from the past. Our leader is the son of the person we took out of office by People Power. Hope he will correct the mistake of his Dad.Thanks to your documentary.
As a student of opera, I once busked there, long, long ago. The Germans were extremely generous.
I visited Berlin in 1992 on my honeymoon. It’s really cleaned and built up. I remember souvenir stands selling Russian hats/caps near the gate, and the difference between West Berlin and East Berlin at that time, in how the West was very modern looking vs the eastern side. The East Germans were much nicer to tourists than the West Berliners, which I thought was interesting. I’ll have to go into the photo album and look at the photos I took. Great video!
I was always very fascinated by the Brandenburg Gate. It surprises me that its "only" 20 meters high, it looks definitely higher than that.
26 meters
And I’ll be seeing the Branderburg Gate this May 😊
"And we have just one world, but we live in different ones..." Brothers in arms...
this is really a perfectly made and very interesting documentary. It definitely deserves more views...
Nice production.
Bravo for using the original photo (2:30) showing the soldier wearing two watches.
Keep up the good work.
actually getting to visit the gate was one of my favourite memories of berlin, also walking down the tiergarten towards the siegessäule with my friends and always having the gate in view behind us. simply magical
Visited Christmas 2022. Really interesting building and city. Hope to go back in summertime for another visit ❤
Another wonderful documentary shared by an excellent ( DW) documentary channel about..Brandenburg Gate exist beneath German history from its constructed times to nowadays...as beloved figures beneath Germans feeling...thank you ( DW) documentary channel for sharing this magnificent documentary
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Superb, fair and judicious documentary.
Thank you for a GREAT documentary. I was there, from Ottawa, not long after the wall came down.
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What an incredible documentary.
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Fantastic documentary..can’t wait to visit n experience this historical giant
A nice documentary about a beautiful architectural work. Seeing the insides of this monument is truly fantastic. I wrongly imagined that the Brandenburg Gate was solid. 😂😂😂
Im so amazed this country like it specially the capital city & Brandenburg gate, i hope someday i could visit this world famous gate
What a Nice video. Thank you again DW. :) Love from your neighbor 🇨🇿
Thank you for your warm words :)
Fascinating story. ❤
I can remember being there in winter 95/96 it was still a barren wasteland around the gate, but at least I got great pictures and no tourists, good times...
Very nice work you’ve done.
Excellent video. Thank you!!!!
6:00 badass move Siegfried :)
As an Citizen from Berlin the first time I went through the Gate it was on the evening before the reunification of DDR and BRD . It was the 2 nd of oktober 1990.
Excellent video thank you for sharing. God bless 🙏
Beautiful Documentary.
Thanks for reminding me.
Dear DW：我的家門，我自己護。LONG LIVE GERMANY！lT lS A GRACEFUL GATE。
I wish i could speak German. I would love to see Berlin and the rest of Germany. It looks amazing.
24:59 That wasn't a soviet flag. It was just a red flag which is/was often used in socialist/communist countries. You can even see those red flags today in Beijing, China.
The January 1970 issue of National Geographic featured an article about Berlin from both sides of the Wall and in the last paragraph, a Czech refugee is quoted as saying, "Berlin may be the place where the Cold War ends." That prediction would be come to pass almost 20 years later. The fall of the Wall is believed to mark the end of the Cold War.
Aggressive capitalists? Did the GDR guard forget that Stalin also invaded Poland? Stalin and Hitler were identical with the exclusion of why they killed. One did it for race and the other for power.
thanks that was so nice
Thank you.
WA with two 'LL' below Quadriga is always a hell lot better than WA with a 'R' for the Germans. Nothing to worry, cheer! 🍻
cảm ơn bạn đã chia sẻ.
Weren’t the hooks used by the East to hang curtains behind Kennedy when he spoke at the Sector border in 1963?
Very entertaining
What was it a gate to? Was there a shopping mall near it and what do the horse statues mean on the top of it?😮
Dw sería muy bueno que esté canal de historia y cultura lo pongas doblado al español latino porque es muy bueno todos los documentales pero hay millones de personas que no sabemos inglés y ponerle los subtítulos no es lo mismo , ojalá q algún día podrías hacerlo.
What if pure wall and monuments if have some things happen again?
How did the builders manage to left all of that Sandstone 20 meters high in the 1790's? What type of crane did they use back then?
🇵🇹👍🏻💚❤️ Wunderbar 🇩🇪
And the latest news is environmentalist ruining it and Israeli flag. The building tend to collect dusts.
Anyway, I would go see it if I have a chance to visit Berlin.
Does Ganßauge know that he is a criminal or was he also just "following orders"?
Why is Colin Robinson narrating the dubbed parts!??
Used to living in this area Dzewicze tribes?
I have been on bith sides before and after the wall came down.
Both
Germany you get rid of that gate and you lost all your balls
😂😂They already have!
😂
I think this is the only thing that I have not done. I've entered the holy city before but not this entrance.
Fun fact DW released this video in 2021 it was available for a few months and mysteriously disappeared, but now has been re uploaded? That is a mystery of history I would like to know why 😂
Fun fact my great grandfather got his first kiss under the gate. He too was conquered that day. married 4 months later to the same girl.
How about a Konigsburg documentary DW? Now would be a good time to get your old city back. Btw, have you Germans removed all the Soviet monuments in Berlin yet? Get moving on that if not.
Don't need your advice on what's to be done. Thanks.
@@DWHistoryandCulture So many delicious doner kebab shops in Berlin during my last trip but I really enjoyed the Wienerschitzel. I wonder if they have that in Kaliningrad? Unfortunately I can't visit there now because, well you know.
A troubled Future.
The stresses and strains on the non-working class are much more severe and danagerous and harsher and body decay is 2x or 3x so there are some differences between cupcakes and muffins
I was curious about the cartoon of Napoleon packing off the Quadriga. The staff Victory carries has a different finial.
Does it represent the original design?
I think the GDR was correct in removing the Prussian cross and eagle, (even a broken clock is right twice a day).
It is an addendum to the original design which as others have pointed out celebrates a Prussian military victory.
What was the original design and would restoring it be a more unifying symbol for all of Germany?
And we still not learn .....we have one earth, so we have too leave together
O I think I have been under the gate.
Great video
The Max-Liebermann-Haus and the Commerzbank buildings by its side are hiddeous and horrible. I can´t gess why bilding such ssquare blocks to ruin the view of the beautiful gate
It would look better if it was a uniform color, they should patch it all over evenly, clean and bright would look better. It just looks kind of dingy and sad now.
Happy New Year. Geshem Israel elehenu Adonai Hashem.
Ronald Reagan's two sentences were worth so much more than John F. Kennedy's two-year delayed "Ich bin ein jelly donut" speech and so much more effectual, too!
Be careful
One day. I will drive an expensive car on the high speed road
Brandenburger 24
A sweet and beautiful people were seduced three times in the last century: WW1, WW2 and the Russian occupation. Let us learn all we can from their turn-around.
Surely. Any War damage should be left exposed & not repaired.
As these scars are all part of the gates history.
They’re ugly though. It would look much nicer to be smoothed out and cleaned & brightened. Very depressing to see that old war stuff all over, no?
@@damonmelendez856
War & History are ugly. But it should not be painted over or hidden. Sometimes it's better not to have things pretty & perfect.
@@squigmcguigan8965 A city should be aesthetically pleasing and functional to its residents. Not deliberately ugly for the sake of some history lesson.
Very one sided recap, would have greatly benefited from an unbiased approach in my humble opinion.
Fake, a German in a high basket without 26 types of safety harness, yeah right.
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Could you ever promote our beloved country. With friends like dw. Who needs enemies.......hich lebe deutschland....america and Britain. Put us down 24 hours. You need to help?
Most people see through sensationalism used to frame Germany as this evil country. While the US and UK are currently engaging in revisionism of their dark history (going so far as teaching a "nuanced" version of slavery), Germany deserve credit for how it has always acknowledged their history and used it as a reminder to prevent any future tragedy. US & UK disapproval is so worthless given their own absence of morality, and more and more people come to realize that.
Germany is more than its history ❤
Did dude just call the bundestag the reichstag 🧐🧐🧐🧐
"Reichstag" is still the name of the building, so nothing wrong here. It is the Bundestag who is meeting inside the Reichstag building.
Germany got soft after the 80’s
Germany didn't deserve reunification
A traffic gate that can't accommodate traffic, being too fragile.
What a sad national symbol. Sadly fitting to today's Germany!
it’s an symbol of imperialism and germanic pride.. it’s build with pride not whatever you people think.. nonsense.
Die Klappe
Prous that we have this monument for show and it lasted this long
@@flavio1243 it’s beautiful
Please leave our country alone. Make peace. Always these wars. Future. All in this clipped ENGLISCH. Are you Deutsch.....zukunft bitte. Brandenburger. Tor....brendenborg gat........bitte
We're not quite sure we're following along just yet. Would you care to elaborate?
A monument to Prussian militarism.
So what
Yes beautiful, isn't it?
Yes. The same militarism that brought terrible pain over Europe and finally resulted in the destruction of Germany.
It's mind-boggling that the Palast des Volkes was torn down but this structure was restored.
@@martinfiedler4317 you can’t dwell on the past like a depressed person. If someone hates themselves so much there are plenty of ways to deal with it
@@martinfiedler4317interesting that this bad-mouthing of yours does not come anywhere near the truth.
personal opinion.
I don't think the iron cross and oak wreath should have gone back up.
Same here. It celebrates a military victory over France and is simply unfitting to a peaceful country.
Besides that, the laurel wreath looked more harmonic...
What? The DDR left the wreath up.
Germany should unite all old german land
It's fine as it is.