Brandenburg Gate in Potsdam
Brandenburger Straß e 1, 14467 Potsdam, Germany
Description:
The Small Brandenburg Gate in Potsdam is 18 years older than the famous Berlin Brandenburg Gate.
The gate was built in honor of the victory in the Seven Years' War in 1770 by decree of Frederick the Great by architects George Christian Unger and Karl von Gontard. Therefore, the gate resembles an ancient Roman triumphal arch. Indeed, the building was built on the model of the Roman arch of Constantine.
The arch has two different facades, which were worked on by two different architects: Gontard designed the facade facing the city, and his student Unger created the exterior facade. The arch is located on the western part of Brandenburger Strasse, which houses the Church of Saints Peter and Paul. Side passages in the arch appeared in 1843.