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Berlin 2018...
Built between 1788 and 1791 by Prussian King Frederick William II entry point to the city of Berlin. Topped off with a statue known as the ...
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Berlin 2018...
Built between 1788 and 1791 by Prussian King Frederick William II entry point to the city of Berlin. Topped off with a statue known as the “Quadriga,” which depicted a statue of the goddess of victory driving a chariot pulled by four horses. The statue remained in place for just over a decade, before being taken by Napoleon Bonaparte and shipped to Paris. It was in storage until 1814, when Paris itself was captured by Prussian soldiers following Napoleon’s defeat. The Quadriga was returned to Berlin and once again installed atop the Brandenburg Gate, this time with one change: As a symbol of Prussia’s military victory over France, an iron cross was added to the statue. The cross was later removed during the Communist era, and only permanently restored in 1990 during the unification of Germany. Source 'history.com'.
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Built between 1788 and 1791 by Prussian King Frederick William II entry point to the city of Berlin. Topped off with a statue known as the “Quadriga,” which depicted a statue of the goddess of victory driving a chariot pulled by four horses. The statue remained in place for just over a decade, before being taken by Napoleon Bonaparte and shipped to Paris. It was in storage until 1814, when Paris itself was captured by Prussian soldiers following Napoleon’s defeat. The Quadriga was returned to Berlin and once again installed atop the Brandenburg Gate, this time with one change: As a symbol of Prussia’s military victory over France, an iron cross was added to the statue. The cross was later removed during the Communist era, and only permanently restored in 1990 during the unification of Germany. Source 'history.com'.
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