Some segments of the hinterland Wall and the patrol road remain here as a reminder of the recent past. This remnant of the hinterland Wall found in this park established in what was once no-man's land has become a favourite canvas for graffiti artists. More information about Mauerpark. The East German border installations once ran in parallel to the Flutgraben channel. This former border strip between Treptow and Kreuzberg has become a green zone along the length of the Flutgraben.
A few metres of the hinterland Wall painted after the fall of the Wall have been preserved. The Schlesischer Busch watch tower also remains and now hosts a changing series of exhibitions.
Six sections were later erected in front of the entrance to the Potsdamer Platz station. Just around the corner is one of the last Watchtowers left standing in the city. More information about the watchtower. Behind what remains of the Wall here is now home to the permanent exhibition Topography of Terror on the site of the most important institutions of the Nazi persecution and terror apparatus between and More information about the Topograqhy of Terror.
The ground floor contained a bathroom and a holding cell, while an observation post at the top provided a view of the surrounding area.
A searchlight is still visible at the roof of the tower, but travelers who want to go inside can only visit by appointment from May to October. Checkpoint Charlie. Checkpoint Charlie became one of the most important border crossing sites during the Cold War, particularly because it was the main way for non-German visitors to enter East Berlin.
These days, Checkpoint Charlie has transformed into a popular tourist destination. Potsdamer Platz. In recent years, Potsdamer Platz has flourished into a busy, commercial shopping center in Berlin. But amid the glossy store windows and restaurants packed with people, six sections of the wall have been erected near the entrance of the Potsdamer Platz U-bahn station.
A haunting metal strip that still runs through the area serves as another marker of where the wall once stood. Potsdamer Platz, Potsdamer Platz Berlin. We and our partners use cookies to better understand your needs, improve performance and provide you with personalised content and advertisements.
To allow us to provide a better and more tailored experience please click "OK". Sign Up. Travel Guides. Videos Beyond Hollywood Hungerlust Pioneers of love. Things to Do. Alice Dundon. East Side Gallery. Checkpoint Charlie. Berlin Wall Memorial. U5-Cottbusser Platz. Through traditional and multimedia displays, including original media and recent interviews with former GDR citizens, a museum in the Kulturbrauerei in Prenzlauer Berg highlights the chasm between the Socialist utopia promoted by the GDR government and the everyday realities of life for those on the ground, with a special focus on the way the government exerted control over its citizens.
The display includes a large collection of original GDR-designed products, including, of course, a pristine Trabi automobile. U2-Eberswalder Str. To understand the degree to which the GDR exploited its own citizens in the maintenance of control and the methods used to repress and monitor suspected dissidents, you may appreciate the informative exhibition on the state security apparatus known as the Stasi, housed near Checkpoint Charlie. The information center at BStU-Bildungszentrum is curated by the state agency which maintains the Stasi file archive; here historians, researchers, and citizens can request access to the information painstakingly collected and documented by the SED apparatus.
Open daily 10 AM to 6 PM, free admission. Rent Mauerguide , a GPS-guided audio tour providing comprehensive information on the Berlin Wall and nearly every location discussed in this article. Berliner Unterwelten e.
An academic by training, a writer by day, and a Cheapo by heritage, Hilary Bown's meagre means and insatiable travel appetite have helped her sharpen her "no-budget travel" skills across the European continent over the past decade. At home in Berlin or on an adventure abroad, you'll find her in sandals, riding the bus, reading novels while walking, drinking the local wine, writing out postcards with a felt-tip pen, and browsing the shelves of the supermarket and hardware store.
Find her unique blend of travel adventure and tested advice at Less Than a Shoestring. Your email address will not be published. Tommy, what I meant specifically was the period in which the city and the country was separated by a Wall — the physical, not political, divide between East and West Berlin.
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