Predecessor gate by Philipp Gerlach
- When
- 1734
- Where
- Berlin Customs Wall, Berlin
After the 1734 Berlin Customs Wall enclosed the city and its suburbs, Court Architect Philipp Gerlach built a predecessor gate on the road to Brandenburg an der Havel.
With the expansion of Dorotheenstadt to the west and the construction of the Berlin Customs Wall (Akzisemauer) in 1734, which enclosed the old fortified city and many of its then suburbs, a predecessor of today's Brandenburg Gate was built by the Court Architect Philipp Gerlach. It served as a city gate on the road to Brandenburg an der Havel, the former capital of the Margraviate of Brandenburg.
Sources
- Brandenburg Gate Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-05
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