This place must be visited if you visit Berlin!

What a terrible gate! Booo!

Just kidding, it’s fantastic. I don’t know if I can add anything that hasn’t already been said…
In spring and summer, it’s a great spot just for sitting and people watching.
And in December it makes a beautiful backdrop for the Christmas lights on Unter den Linden.

Regardless of the time of the year, it never disappoints.

By the way, the horses on top (the Quadriga), are a replica, not original. Apparently the Quadriga was heavily damaged during the war and the original (or what’s left of it) is on display in the Märkisches museum in Mitte.

It funny how many times one goes to an historic place only to find out its far smaller than expected. This was the case with the gate. The square was packed with people. It seems a sort of mecca for tourist interested in the full range of Berlins history. What I mean is not just the IIww part.
Its good that the area is free from traffic apart from bikes and the occasional horse drawn carriage and peddle taxis.
It is possible to see bullet marks on the gate. But its so great to see it intact.
What I did hate was the big USA flag in the left corner of the square. Talk about in your face!

Pretty cool gate, however when we went it was hard to access as the US embassy had just opened (4th July) and they were having a big concert (playing Austin powers music).

The Brandenburg Gate, or Brandenburger Tor in German, is one of the top attractions in Berlin. Located on Pariser Platz at the end of Unter den Linden it is the only remaining city gate in Berlin.

The gate, as one would expect, is now a magnet for tourists as it is a very famous symbol of Berlin. The Reichstag is only a short walk away one block to the north, making it an ideal first port-of-call on the way to the seat of the German government.

There’s not much to do here apart from take a few photos, but it is definitely worth a visit if you are in Berlin.

The Brandenberger Tor is one of Berlin’s must see attraction, fortunately, being so close to the Reichstag makes up for its one shortcoming: after you’ve taken the obligator pictures and taken in the stunning structure there isn’t much else to do other than move on to the next place of interest.

it was really impressive and full of tourists

If you're a tourist in Berlin and you're only going to see one thing, then it should be the Brandenburg Gate. You can take really beautiful photos there during the day, and in the evening you get the very special atmosphere created by all the lights. It's more than a sight to be seen though. The Brandenburg Gate makes a fantastic starting point for exploration in all directions: going in an easterly direction you'll arrive at the Pariser Platz with the Hotel Adlon, right on the "Unter den Linden" boulevard, one of Berlin's most famous and impressive streets. Going South just a small distance you'll find the striking Jewish memorial, and behind that the futuristic Potsdamer Platz. In a westerly direction you can take a stroll in the pretty zoo and cast your eye over the city from the majestic Victory Column. Going North you'll find the modernised Reichstag and the new government quarter. Behind the Reichstag I would recommend a wander along the bank of the canals down to the nearby new main train station. Everything is really quite close together, but if you want to do everything properly, you should definitely plan to take more than one day.

A really massive gate with some horses on top of it. Which also appear in a newspaper I believe. Also - it's in Berlin, which is a great city!

I really should learn some history...