The Brandenburg Gate in Potsdam was commissioned by Frederick the Great as a symbol of his victory near the end of the Seven Years' War. Carl von Gontard designed the inner, city-facing side, and his pupil Georg Christian Unger designed the outer side. The article gives no completion year and has no infobox.
It is modeled on a Roman triumphal arch, with the Arch of Constantine as its prototype, and both long sides use the Corinthian order. The inner side is a rendered facade with pilasters and trophies. The outer side has projecting pairs of Corinthian columns and more prominent sculpture. A simpler castle-style gate stood there from 1733.
Side pedestrian entrances were added in 1843, and the city wall was demolished around 1900. The article gives no dimensions or hours.
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