Political History At The Gate
A Soviet flag flew from a flagpole atop the gate from 1945 until 1957, when it was replaced by an East German flag. Since the reunification of Germany, the flag and the pole have been removed.
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Tear down this wall
You can download the clip or download a player to play the clip in your browser. Complete speech by Ronald Reagan at the Brandenburg Gate, 12 June 1987 Read more about this topic: Brandenburg Gate Famous quotes containing the words political, history and/or gate:“The State is the altar of political freedom and, like the religious altar, it is maintained for the purpose of human sacrifice.” “No event in American history is more misunderstood than the Vietnam War. It was misreported then, and it is misremembered now.” “Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the road is easy that leads to destruction, and there are many who take it.” |