Palace of Versailles and Brandenburg Gate

To speak about the stories of those two countries , first , I would like to introduce two places to you.Let’s look at the pictures.

 

• Brandenburg Gate

The Brandenburg Gate (German: Brandenburger Tor) is a former city gate and one of the main symbols of Berlin.

The Brandenburg Gate consists of twelve Doric columns, six to each side, forming five roadways; citizens originally were allowed to use only the outer two.

The gate is 26.00 metres (65 ft) high, 65.50 metres (213 ft) wide, and 11.00 metres (36 ft) thick.

what on the top is the Quadriga, with Viktoria, the goddess of victory driving the Quadriga.

 

 

 

• Napoleon in Berlin
  

The Brandenburg Gate’s design has remained unchanged since its completion, yet it has played different political roles in German history. After the 1806 Prussian defeat at the Battle of Jena-Auerstedt, Napoleon took the Quadriga to Paris, however, after his defeat in 1814 and the Prussian Parisian occupation by General Ernst von Pfuel, the Quadriga was restored to Berlin, and Viktoria’s olive wreath exchanged for the Iron Cross, becoming goddess of victory.

• Proclamation of the German Empire by Anton von Werner

After the French defeat in the Franco-Prussian War, with the Siege of Paris dragging on, the palace was the main headquarters of the Prussian army from 5 October 1870 until 13 March 1871. On 18 January 1871, Prussian King Wilhelm I was proclaimed German Emperor in the Hall of Mirrors, and the German Empire was founded.