The Brandenburg Gate is the traditional landmark at Berlin's Pariser Platz for major New Year's Eve celebrations.
The neoclassical gate stands at the western end of Unter den Linden and marks the entrance to Pariser Platz. Large public celebrations use the broad area between the gate and the Victory Column, with stages, music, food stalls, light effects, and a midnight fireworks display.
The gate was completed in 1791 as one of Berlin's city gates. Its later history made it a powerful national symbol: it stood beside the Berlin Wall during the division of the city and became associated with German reunification after the Wall fell in 1989.
Berlin's New Year's event is often described as taking place at the Brandenburg Gate even when the official festival zone extends well beyond it. The nearby Berlin TV Tower is another famous skyline landmark, but it is not the traditional Pariser Platz gathering point.