Brandenburg Gate, Berlin
Facade repair
Natural stone conservation
Stone replacement
Restoration mortar
Brandenburg Gate
Antihygro
FM ECC
Grout ECC
Berlin
Germany
The Brandenburg Gate in Berlin was built between 1788 and 1791. It is the city's most important landmark and at the same time a national symbol, with which many important events in the history of Berlin, Germany, Europe and the world of the 20th century are connected. The early classicist style building marked the border between East and West Berlin and was the symbol of the Cold War. The Brandenburg Gate has been a symbol of the reunification of Germany and Europe since 1990.
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Reference identification data
- Construction project:
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Façade restoration / plinth
Façade restoration
Façade restoration / natural stone
- Building type:
- Historically protected / historically valuable buildings
- Short description
- The structure showed cracks in some places, for which there were different causes. Improved statics and higher load capacity were achieved by stiffening the structures, frictional connection of the disturbed foundation and decoupling the components gate, passage hall and gate houses components. Particularly on the western side, intense blackening of the rock surface had built up, which was strongly interlocked with the ground. The deposits were composed of a mixture of soot and plaster. The cleaning process carried out in 1990 with the help of water could only result in a superficial cleaning. In 2002, the newly developed method of particle beam cleaning and cleaning by laser made it possible to remove soot and plaster without destroying the original surface.
- Client:
- Stiftung Denkmalschutz
- Contractor:
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Nüthen Restaurierungen GmbH & Co. KG
- Representative:
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RKS I Bautenschutz
- Site address:
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10117 Berlin
- Date / completion:
- 2003
- Can the work be viewed?
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No