One of the main focal points of Berlin is in the center of the city situated by the Brandenburg Gate. It is the square of Pariser Platz named after the French capital Paris in honor of the Allied occupation of Paris in 1814.
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Michael Jackson infamously dangled his son "Blanket" out one of
the hotel's windows during a visit to Berlin in November 2002 |
During the last years of WWII, the buildings around the square were turned to rubble. The only structure left standing in the ruins of Pariser Platz was the Brandenburg Gate.
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| June 1945 |
Brandenburg Gate is the only remaining gate of a series eight wall crossings through which Berlin was once entered. It is regarded as one of Europe's most famous landmarks.
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| West Side of the Brandenburg Gate |
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