勃兰登堡门Brandenburger Tor

The Brandenburger Gate is situated at the end of Unter den Linden, a grand boulevard in Berlin. It was originally part of a wall surrounding Berlin and was the main entrance to the city. It is the only gate that remains of this former city wall. The Brandenburger Tor is a monumental gate built in the 18th century as a symbol of peace. During the Cold War, when the gate was located right near the border between East and West Berlin, it became a symbol of a divided city. Since the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Brandenburger Gate has become the symbol of a reunified Berlin. The desolate area that Pariser Platz was during the cold war, is now completely redeveloped and has regained much of its 19th century grandeur.

勃兰登堡门位于柏林一条宽阔宏伟的林荫大道菩提树下大街的尽头。它最初是柏林墙的一部分，也是进入柏林市的主要入口，而现在它也是这座城墙仅剩的一个大门。勃兰登堡门建于18世纪，是一座纪念性的大门，也是和平的象征。冷战期间，这座大门刚好处在东柏林和西柏林之间的边境线上，因而它便成为分割城市的标志。柏林墙倒塌以后，勃兰登堡门又成为柏林统一的标志。冷战期间荒凉的巴黎广场区域现在已经重新得以修建，再次恢复了它在19世纪时的辉煌。