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title: "Brandenburg Gate, Berlin — GetMap"
description: "Why does a chariot sit above the road?. Twelve Doric columns form five passageways beneath a four-horse chariot, the Quadriga. Once a gateway at Berlin’s…"
source: https://getmap.travel/quests/ChIJiQnyVcZRqEcRY0xnhE77uyY
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# Brandenburg Gate

Why does a chariot sit above the road?

History · 🇩🇪 Berlin · one place, one stop

![Brandenburg Gate, Berlin](https://gpuvmfylzaflwxeawisb.supabase.co/storage/v1/render/image/public/assets/Quests/History/ChIJiQnyVcZRqEcRY0xnhE77uyY.png?width=640&quality=70&resize=contain) +35 pts
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[Berlin](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=52.5162746%2C13.377704&query_place_id=ChIJiQnyVcZRqEcRY0xnhE77uyY)
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Twelve Doric columns form five passageways beneath a four-horse chariot, the Quadriga. Once a gateway at Berlin’s edge, it stood beside the Berlin Wall and later became a public symbol of German reunification.

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