The Brandenburg Gate in Berlin is an 18th-century Neoclassical triumphal arch, the only remaining gate of a series through which one formerly entered the city. Built on the orders of Prussian king Frederick William II, it was inspired by the Propylaea in Athens. Atop the gate is the 'Quadriga'—a chariot drawn by four horses driven by Victoria, the Roman goddess of victory. During the Cold War, the gate stood in the 'no-man's land' between East and West Berlin, isolated behind the Berlin Wall. When the wall fell in 1989, the gate became the ultimate symbol of German reunification. Interestingly, the Quadriga was once stolen by Napoleon and taken to Paris as a trophy in 1806, only to be returned to Berlin eight years later after his defeat.