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Page 1 Brandenburg Gate Brandenburg Gate Brandenburger Tor Brandenburger Tor Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany Booklet available in English on Heft in deutscher Sprache erhältlich auf Livret disponible en français sur Folleto disponible en español en Folheto disponível em português em Architecture.LEGO.com A füzet magyarul ezen a honlapon olvasható:...
Page 2 The Brandenburg Gate The Brandenburg Gate (in German: Brandenburger Commissioned by King Frederick William II of Tor) is one of Berlin’s most important monuments–an Prussia as a sign of peace, it was built as the grandest of architectural landmark and historical symbol all in one.
Page 3 Acropolis. Just as the Propylaea led to a shrine of the the outermost two, the central passageway being reserved ancient world, the Brandenburg Gate was to represent the for Prussian royalty and visiting foreign dignitaries. access to the most important city of the Prussian kingdom.
Page 4 Atop the gate is the Quadriga, a chariot drawn by four horses driven by Victoria, the Roman goddess of victory. It was created by Johann Gotfried Schadow, the most important sculptor in Berlin during this period. The relief on the pedestal portrays Victoria together with a number of attendants who personi- fied virtues such as friendship and statesmanship.
Page 5 King Frederick William II had made Prussia into a true European power. Though the Brandenburg Gate has remained essentially unchanged since its completion, it has had a central role in many of Europe’s most monumental historical events.
Page 6 When Berlin was partitioned after World War II, the center of the city fell into the Soviet sector, which met the British sector at the Brandenburg Gate. After a series of demonstrations against the building of the Berlin Wall, the Soviets closed the Brandenburg Gate on August 14th, 1961.
Page 7 US dollars later on October 3rd, 2002, the twelfth anniversary of German Reunification. Today, the Brandenburg Gate is regarded as one of Europe’s most famous landmarks. Carl Gotthard Langhans (December 15, 1732–October 1, 1808) was born in Landeshut, Silesia (now in Poland). He was not originally educated as an architect.
Page 8 Facts about Brandenburg Gate Location: ........Berlin, Germany Materials: ........Sandstone Date of construction: ..From 1788 to 1791 Architect:........Carl Gotthard Langhans Architectural style: ....Classicism...
Page 13 At the base of Brandenburg Gate lies Pariser Platz, a popular city square, which was once home embassies, houses noblemen and grand hotels. At the end of World War II, the Gate was one of the few structures in the...
Page 17 Shortly after the Thirty Years’ War, century before Branderburg Gate constructed, Berlin was a small walled city within a star fort with several named gates: Spandauer Thor, St. Georgen Thor, Stralower Thor, Cöpenicker.
Page 25 June 1987, U.S. President Ronald Reagan spoke to West Berliners at the Brandenburg Gate, and called for his Soviet counterpart to “Come here to this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate!”...
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Page 33 The 12 Doric columns, six on each side of the Gate, sup- port the gate’s 11 meters (36- foot) long transverse beam.
Page 35 A complete refurbishment of the Gate was carried out in 2000, and took two years to complete at a cost of six million US dollars.
Page 39 31 31 In the 1980s, decrying the existence of two German states, West Berlin mayor Richard Weizäcker said: “The German question is open as long as the Brandenburg Gate closed.”...
Page 45 One of the most famous speeches given in front of the Brandenburg Gate was that of US President John F. Kennedy in 1963, where he said the famous words “Ich bin ein Berliner”.
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Page 52: A Word From The Artist
I quickly discovered the another object in an abstract way. LEGO brick was lending itself as naturally to my applications While this model is seemingly a straightforward build, as paint to a painter or metal to a blacksmith. As I explore achieving the ½...
Page 53 LEGO system, and asked his designers to come up with a normal brightly colored LEGO boxes, and also included set of new components that would add a new dimension An Architectural Book for inspiration.
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Page 55 Landmark series References Photo credits: Bundesarchiv Bundesregierung Customer Service Kundenservice Service Consommateurs Servicio Al Consumidor www.lego.com/service or dial 00800 5346 5555 : 1-800-422-5346 :...

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