The Brandenburg Gate was erected between 1788 and 1791 according to designs by architect Langhans, whose vision was inspired by the propylaea in Athens' Acropolis. The neoclassical sandstone work is the only surviving one of eighteen previous Berlin portals.
Manuel Lapa: XIVe centenarie de l'arrivée de saint Martin de Dume (dessin): impression en offset à 50 timbres par feuille, et tirage de 10 millions. (Litografia de Portugal SARL, Lisboa)