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Pariser Platz

Brandenburg Gate

Things to do in Berlin | Germany

At 26 meters tall, the Brandenburg Gate is the most famous historic landmark in the city and the only surviving city gate in Berlin. This Neoclassical gate was built in the late 1700 and marks the entrance to Unter den Linden. What makes it so special, you ask? The gate was a central place of protest during the division of Germany and a place of the huge celebration in 1989 when the Berlin Wall fell.

Brandenburg Gate is recognized in Hoptale's First-Time Visitor Guides as one of the top things to do in Berlin.

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Google Rating4.7 / 5
Tripadvisor Rating4.5 / 5
Yelp Rating4.5 / 5
Facebook Rating4.8 / 5

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Pariser Platz, Mitte, Berlin, Berlin 10117, GermanyMap
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Trip Blog Post by @momo: Visit Berlin Like A Local | 8 days in May/Jun (itinerary, map & gallery)
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8 days in May/Jun

Visit Berlin Like A Local

Trip Blog Post by @gilbertf1: Qatar & Austria & Germany 2018 | 10 days in Oct (itinerary, map & gallery)
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Qatar & Austria & Germany 2018

Trip Blog Post by @momo: Berlin Day Trip | 1 day in Mar (itinerary, map & gallery)
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Trip Blog Post by @starbucks00: Berlin Marathon 2021 | 7 days in Sep (itinerary, map & gallery)
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Berlin Marathon 2021

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Traveler Notes

I finished. It was difficult from the moment I crossed the starting line.

The marathon animated the starting arch in the colors of the rainbow in support of “cosmopolitanism, tolerance and acceptance.” It looked really cool and was probably the most interesting starting line I’ve been at.

The race was crowded the entire time, but I never felt I was being run up on. I did have a few close calls with people crossing the street which was a little annoying. At the aid stations they had tea, which after talking with a German runner is very common. I’ve never had tea during a race but found that interesting.

As I mentioned the race was really hard from the very beginning. I won’t tell you some of the thoughts running through my head. My legs were already tired when I started and I may be developing plantar fasciitis in my right foot as it was killing me all day. I tried to hang on for as long as I could running a consistent pace but by the 27 km mark I couldn’t anymore. It was a very hot day which didn’t help either. There were a couple of times where someone on the side of the road would see my name and call out to me with some encouragement.

Once we made our final turn and I saw the gate however I knew that no matter how bad I was feeling, I wasn’t going to have a picture of my walking through the gate so I ran the rest of the way. I collected my medal, my food bag and my poncho and then I went and sat in the grass. Luckily I was looking at my phone because I got a text message reminding me about my virtual COVID test appointment so I had hobble back to my hotel.

Unfortunately because of disappointing finish and being grumpy I didn’t take any finish line pictures. Hopefully there will be some good ones in the race photos.

Berlin Marathon 2021
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First thing on the agenda was to make my way down to Brandenburg Gate, which the marathoners cross under shortly before the finish line. In years past I’ve seen some runners stop running right after crossing the gate, not realizing they have another 300 or so meters to go. These pictures do not do it justice, the Gate is massive!

Berlin Marathon 2021
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Passar em Berlim e não visitar o Portão das comemorações?!?!? O circuito turístico funciona por aqui.

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