The New Year's Eve celebration centered on the Brandenburg Gate takes place in Berlin.
Berlin's large open-air celebration is held along the Straße des 17. Juni between the Brandenburg Gate and the Victory Column. It typically combines stages, music, food stands, and a midnight fireworks display. The exact program and attendance arrangements can change from year to year.
The Brandenburg Gate is one of Berlin's defining landmarks. Completed in 1791, it was designed by Carl Gotthard Langhans and modeled on the Propylaea of the Acropolis in Athens. During the Cold War, the gate stood near the Berlin Wall and became a powerful symbol of division; after German reunification, it became a symbol of unity.
The celebration is sometimes described as occurring at “the Brandenburg Gate,” but the public event extends along the surrounding boulevard. It should not be confused with Germany's general term for New Year's Eve, Silvester.