From the windows he had a clear view of the Brandenburg Gate.

Television teams from all over the world have been standing at the Brandenburg Gate for days.

The Brandenburg Gate is only a few steps away.

The day the wall opened earlier this month (it already seems like years) people gathered to talk near the Brandenburg Gate.

Everyone in front of the Brandenburg Gate saw what happened next.

The Brandenburg Gate is a 10-minute stroll to the west.

Completed in 1791, the Brandenburg Gate is the only one of 18 original city gates still standing.

And then they had the usual free hour for shopping, with the coach parked at the Brandenburg Gate.

The closed Brandenburg Gate stood as a symbol of separation.

Now the Brandenburg Gate was closed, and so were all but twelve of the other crossing points.