Brandenburg Gate
This landmark is the Brandenburg Gate. Prussian King Fredrick William II ordered its creation. Builders constructed the gate from 1788 to 1791. Architect to the Prussian court, Car l Gotthard Langhans designed Brandenburg Gate. He drew inspiration from the Acropolis in Athens. In 1793 a statue of Quadriga was placed on top of the gate. Johann Gottfried Schadow was responsible for the sculpture.