▁ ▁At ▁that ▁time ▁people ▁had ▁to ▁pass ▁the ▁Brandenburg ▁Gate ▁if ▁they ▁wanted ▁to ▁make ▁their ▁way ▁to ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Brandenburg , ▁hence ▁the ▁name . ▁The ▁gate ▁leads ▁walk ers ▁into ▁the ▁city ▁centre ▁ped est rian ▁zone ▁of ▁Br anden burger ▁Straße ▁in ▁an ▁e aster ly ▁direction ▁up ▁to ▁pri ory ▁church ▁of ▁St . ▁Peter ▁and ▁St . ▁Paul . ▁ ▁Since ▁the ▁city ▁wall ▁was ▁demol ished ▁around ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁the ▁Brandenburg ▁Gate ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁free - standing ▁structure . ▁ ▁S ources ▁▁ ▁Paul ▁Sig el , ▁Sil ke ▁D ä hm low , ▁Frank ▁See hausen ▁und ▁Lucas ▁El men hor st , ▁Archite ktur führ er ▁P ots dam , ▁Diet rich ▁Re imer ▁Verlag , ▁Berlin ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁. ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Category : Build ings ▁and ▁structures ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 1 ▁Category : Build ings ▁and ▁structures ▁in ▁P ots dam ▁Category : G ates ▁in ▁Germany ▁Category : Class ic ism ▁Category : T rium phal ▁arch es ▁in ▁Germany ▁Category : Pr uss ian ▁cultural ▁sites ▁Category : Her itage ▁sites ▁in ▁Brandenburg ▁Category : T our ist ▁attra ctions ▁in ▁P ots dam ▁Category : Class ic ist ▁architecture ▁in ▁Germany ▁Category : 1 7 7 1 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Germany <0x0A> </s> ▁G aur av ▁B id h uri ▁( born ▁ 1 6 ▁May ▁ 1 9 9 3 ) ▁is ▁an ▁Indian ▁box