Sights · Our pick in Berlin
Brandenburg Gate (Brandenburger Tor)
The symbol of the city
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Image courtesy of © Berthold Werner · CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia CommonsAbout Brandenburg Gate (Brandenburger Tor)
The Brandenburg Gate stands on Pariser Platz, where Unter den Linden meets the Tiergarten. It stood beside the Wall from 1961 to 1989 and has been the symbol of the reunited city ever since.
Why it's on our list
- Early morning or after dark
- Pariser Platz
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Brandenburg Gate (Brandenburger Tor) before you go.
Hotels nearby
The closest hotels in our guide to Brandenburg Gate (Brandenburger Tor), as the crow flies.
- Hotel Adlon Kempinski Berlin200 m2 min walk
- Hotel Château Royal Berlin600 m7 min walk
- Regent Berlin900 m11 min walk
- Hotel de Rome1.1 km14 min walk
- Telegraphenamt1.4 km18 min walk
What’s nearby
Distances from Brandenburg Gate (Brandenburger Tor) are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 15 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest U-Bahn stations
- Brandenburger TorU5250 m3 min walk
- BundestagU5550 m7 min walk
- Anton-Wilhelm-Amo-StraßeU2700 m9 min walk
Key sights
- Reichstag300 mWalk 4 minCycle 1 minCar or taxi 5 min
- Philharmonie900 mWalk 11 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 6 min
- Gendarmenmarkt1.0 kmWalk 13 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 7 min
- Museum Island1.4 kmWalk 18 minCycle 6 minCar or taxi 8 min
- TV Tower2.2 kmWalk 28 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 10 min
- Berlin Wall Memorial2.6 kmWalk 33 minCycle 11 minCar or taxi 11 min
- KaDeWe3.0 kmWalk 37 minCycle 12 minCar or taxi 12 min
- East Side Gallery4.5 kmCycle 18 minCar or taxi 16 min
- Charlottenburg Palace5.8 kmCycle 23 minCar or taxi 20 min
- BER Airport18 kmCar or taxi 54 min
Main railway stations
- Berlin Friedrichstrasse850 mWalk 10 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 6 min
- Berlin Hauptbahnhof1.1 kmWalk 14 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 7 min
- Berlin Alexanderplatz2.5 kmWalk 31 minCycle 10 minCar or taxi 11 min
- Berlin Zoologischer Garten3.2 kmWalk 40 minCycle 13 minCar or taxi 13 min
- Berlin Gesundbrunnen3.7 kmCycle 15 minCar or taxi 14 min
- Berlin Ostbahnhof3.9 kmCycle 16 minCar or taxi 15 min
- Berlin Südkreuz4.6 kmCycle 18 minCar or taxi 16 min