Which gate near the Berlin Wall became a major symbol of German division and reunification?

The Brandenburg Gate became a major symbol of German division and reunification.

Built between 1788 and 1791 in Berlin, the neoclassical gate originally marked the entrance to Unter den Linden. During the Cold War, the Berlin Wall ran immediately to its west, turning the gate into a highly visible emblem of Berlin’s division. The structure stood in East Berlin, while access around it was blocked.

Because the gate was closed during the Wall’s existence, it became associated with the unresolved division of Germany and Europe. U.S. President Ronald Reagan invoked it in his 1987 speech calling on Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Wall.

After the Wall fell, the gate represented freedom and reunification rather than separation. It reopened as a border crossing on 22 December 1989, and the official reunification celebrations took place there on the night of 2–3 October 1990. It is now also regarded as a symbol of European unity and peace.