Brandenburg Gate gate was badly damaged with holes in the columns from bullets and nearby explosions. One horse's head from the original quadriga survived, and is today kept in the collection of the Märkisches Museum. Following Germany's surrender and the end of the war, the governments of East Berlin and West Berlin restored it in a joint effort. The holes were patched, but were visible for many years following the war. Vehicles and pedestrians could travel freely through the gate, located in East Berlin, until the Berlin Wall was built, 13 August 1961. Brandenburg Gate border crossing was later closed on 14
Brandenburg an der Havel There is also a part of Brandenburg's medieval city wall, with four preserved watchtowers: "Steintorturm" and "Mühlentorturm" (in the New Town), and "Rathenower Torturm" and "Plauer Torturm" (in the Old Town). The "Brandenburg Industrial Museum" is an Anchor Point of ERIH, The European Route of Industrial Heritage. Brandenburg has its own theatre (Brandenburger Theater), a professional symphony orchestra (Brandenburger Symphoniker) and a wide range of local history and archaeology museums. " (By year of birth in Brandenburg an der Havel) " Brandenburg an der Havel Brandenburg an der Havel is a town in Brandenburg, Germany, which served as the capital