It was one of the few gates that were left when the Customs Wall was demolished (1867–1870) but it suffered severe damage during the bombing of Berlin in World War II (1943–1945).
它是少数几个未被拆除（1867–1870）的关墙，但是在第二次世界大战对柏林的轰炸期间（1943–1945）遭受严重破坏。