Hotels near Brandenburg Gate

The Brandenburg Gate (Brandenburger Tor) is Germany's most recognised symbol - an 18th-century neoclassical triumphal arch that has bookended Prussian victories, Cold War division, and reunification in 1989. Architect Carl Gotthard Langhans modelled it on the Propylaea of the Acropolis; the bronze Quadriga statue on top was stolen by Napoleon in 1806 and returned by Prussia after Waterloo.

The Brandenburg Gate stands at the western end of Unter den Linden. It is open 24/7, free, and best visited at dawn or after midnight when the tour groups disappear. From here you can walk straight to the Reichstag, the Holocaust Memorial, and Pariser Platz with its Hotel Adlon and US embassy.

Pro Tip: Cross to the western (Tiergarten) side of the gate for the iconic head-on photo with the Quadriga centred. The bench at the gate's southern column is a favourite among photographers; the eastern Pariser Platz angle has too many tour buses.