Architecturally, the sandstone Brandenburg Gate also represents one of the earliest and most attractive examples of a neo-classical building in Germany.

The Brandenburg Gate in Berlin is constructed almost entirely of natural Elbe sandstone. This iconic neoclassical structure, commissioned by Prussian King Frederick William II and completed in 1791, was designed by Carl Gotthard Langhans and modeled after the Propylaea in Athens. The sandstone gives the gate its characteristic soft, yellowish-grey hue. The structure measures roughly 26 meters high and 65.5 meters wide, supported by two rows of six Doric columns that create five passageways. Crowning the gate is the Quadriga, a bronze statue featuring the Goddess of Victory in a chariot pulled by four horses. While the sandstone suffered damage during World War II bombings and the Cold War era, extensive restoration efforts following the fall of the Berlin Wall have preserved the original material and majestic appearance of Germany's most famous landmark.