Prime Minister Narendra Modi and German Chancellor Angela Merkel today posed for a photo at the Brandenburg Gate, one of Berlin's iconic landmarks linked to the Cold War era.
"A pic for posterity! PM @narendramodi and Chancellor Merkel in front of Brandenburg Gate in Berlin," External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Gopal Baglay tweeted.
The Brandenburg Gate is one of Berlin's most important monuments - a landmark and symbol all in one with over two hundred years of history.
The Gate has now come to represent German unity and freedom since the end of the Cold War and divided country.
It was here that on June 12, 1987, former US President Ronald Regan issued a stern command to his Cold War adversary Mikhail Gorbachev, admonishing him with the words: Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!".
When Germany was reunified following the fall of the Berlin in November 1989 Brandenburg Gate quickly reinvented itself into the New Berlin's symbol of unity. It was officially opened to the public on December 22, 1989.
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