Case Studies

Abstract

The Brandenburger Tor, or Brandenburg Gate, which until the Wall came down was situated on the border between East and West Berlin, was thoroughly restored between 2000 and 2002. The front of this historic gate dating back to 1788 is on Pariser Platz and the rear side is on the edge of the Tiergarten city park. It is a symmetrical complex that serves as a passageway and forms a spatial unit with the adjoining buildings on Pariser Platz. This square runs into Unter den Linden, with its famous buildings such as the Humboldt University, the Neue Wache, the Staatsoper and a number of embassies. A competition was organised for the allocation of the contract to illuminate the Brandenburger Tor, with Kardorff Ingenieure Lichtplanung winning the contract to develop the proposed lighting plan into a master plan for the whole area.