GERMANY ~ Brandenburger Tor - Berlin ~

... Wonderful view of one of Berlin's most important monuments at sunset with pink clouds in the sky...  the Brandenburg Gate is the city most famous landmark with over two hundred years of history... hardly any other sight is on so many tourist selfies as the great sandstone gate in the heart of the city... a symbol of German division during the Cold War is now a national symbol of peace and unity... it is the only remaining town gate through which people used to enter Berlin... with matching first crypto stamp (the motif has been created with artificial intelligence) and a nice special first day postmark... Thanks a lot Dustin!ヽ(ヅ)ノ

The Brandenburg Gate is a neoclassical monument built on the orders of the King of Prussia Frederick William II. It was built in 1788–91 after the model of the Propylaea in Athens. The sandstone structure is composed of 12 Doric columns that create five portals, the middle of which was originally reserved for royal use only and stands approximately 20m high, 65m wide, 36m high and 11m deep.

It is flanked by two small buildings, Haus Liebermann and Haus Sommer, which were built in the late 1990s by architect Josef Paul Kleihues to replace the pavilions that were destroyed during World War II.  

Stamp: 

The Brandenburg Gate

(Issued 02-11-2023)