The Berlin Wall
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| East Berlin | |
| Berlin, Germany | |
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Description
Much of the Wall or the 'Anti-Fascist Protection Rampart', as the GDR (German Democratic Republic) authorities liked to call it, has succumbed - first to enthusiastic revellers and souvenir hunters and then more significantly to developers; only a few sections remain. The EastSide Gallery (website: www.eastsidegallery.com), along Mühlenstrasse (S-Bahn Ostbahnhof), emerged in the post-Wall years as a poignant symbol of new hope, as it was covered with inspiring artwork.
The GedenkstätteBerlinerMauer is a small graffiti-free stretch of the Wall that has been preserved by the authorities. A visitor centre has information about the Wall years, while a chapel is dedicated to the 80 or so victims that died trying to cross it.
Perhaps the best place to get a sense of what the divided city was like is the MauermuseumHausam Checkpoint Charlie, located next to the site where the famous border-crossing stood. A number of permanent exhibitions document the history of the Wall and place it into context, as well as record the famous paintings on the Western side of the division.
A short walk from Checkpoint Charlie is the TopographiedesTerrors, an informative open-air exhibition focused around a preserved section of wall and the former headquarters of the SS and Gestapo (demolished). Torture and suffering is documented, and an audio tour in English is available.
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