Which came first? · Counterintuitive
Which came first: Amazing Grace or the Brandenburg Gate?
Amazing Grace came first, in 1779 (published). The Brandenburg Gate followed 12 years later, in 1791 (completed).
- First1779
Amazing Grace
song · publishedAmazing Grace was written by a former slave-ship captain and published in 1779.
- Second1791
The Brandenburg Gate
landmark · completedBerlin's Brandenburg Gate was finished in 1791; it was first called the Friedenstor, or Peace Gate.
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Years from Wikidata, each checked against the item’s English Wikipedia article on 2026-10-18. A year stands for what its label says: a founding, a first patent, a premiere.