Brandenburg Gate

Architecture · 1788–1791 · Berlin · Europe

Athens' Propylaea transplanted to Berlin; later the symbol of German division and reunification

Author: Carl Gotthard Langhans
Style: Neoclassicism — A return to Greece and Rome after the excavations: strict orders, clear contour, civic virtue
Century: 18th century

Made around the same time (±30 years)

1787–1793 Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss — Antonio Canova · Neoclassicism · Rome
1784–1785 Oath of the Horatii — Jacques-Louis David · Neoclassicism · Rome
c. 1793 Three Beauties of the Present Day — Kitagawa Utamaro · Ukiyo-e · Edo (Tokyo)
1800–1805 Twelve Prophets, Sanctuary of Bom Jesus, Congonhas — Aleijadinho · Latin American Baroque · Congonhas, Brazil
1801–1811 Kazan Cathedral — Andrey Voronikhin · Neoclassicism · Saint Petersburg
1768–1809 Monticello — Thomas Jefferson · Neoclassicism · Charlottesville, Virginia
1767 The Swing — Jean-Honoré Fragonard · Rococo · Paris
c. 1766–1794 Church of Saint Francis of Assisi, Ouro Preto — Aleijadinho · Latin American Baroque · Ouro Preto, Brazil