Berlin Wall Sites Near Leipziger Platz Wall Segments
On the green between Potsdamer Platz and Leipziger Platz stand several original Berlin Wall segments painted by the pioneers Thierry Noir and Kiddy Citny, whose bright cartoon heads, crowned figures and hearts made them among the first to turn the Wall into art in the mid-1980s. Decorated on their western face, the segments are set upright on the grass beside the former border course, a short walk from the surviving Erna-Berger-Straße watchtower. It is one of the few places in central Berlin to see the pioneers' Wall art out in the open rather than in a museum.
15 Berlin Wall Sites Within Walking Distance
Leipziger Platz Wall Segments
On the green between Potsdamer Platz and Leipziger Platz stand several original Berlin Wall segments painted by the pioneers Thierry Noir and Kiddy Citny, whose...
S-Bahnhof Potsdamer Platz
One of the best-known ghost stations. The Wall ran directly through Potsdamer Platz above, turning what was once Europe's busiest intersection into empty wasteland. Below,...
Wachturm Erna-Berger-Straße
One of the very few surviving Berlin Wall watchtowers, this slender BT-6 type observation tower stands just off the south-east corner of Leipziger Platz, near...
Ausstellung zum Mauergedenken
This open-air exhibition at Potsdamer Platz features informational displays mounted between original segments of the Berlin Wall. Created in 2005 to mark the 20th anniversary...
Hansa Studios
Hansa Studios, in the historic Meistersaal concert hall at Köthener Straße 38, stood right beside the Berlin Wall by Potsdamer Platz. Between 1976 and 1978...
Niederkirchnerstraße Wall Remains
A 200-metre preserved section of the Berlin Wall running along Niederkirchnerstraße, between the Martin-Gropius-Bau and the Topography of Terror documentation centre. This is one of...
Topographie des Terrors
Built on the site of the former Gestapo and SS headquarters, this documentation center features a 200m section of the original Berlin Wall along Niederkirchnerstraße....
U-Bahnhof Stadtmitte (U6)
Like Alexanderplatz, Stadtmitte was a split station. The U2 platform operated normally for East Berliners (as "Otto-Grotewohl-Straße"), while the physically separate U6 platform was sealed...
Brandenburger Tor
The Brandenburg Gate became the main symbol of Berlin's division. From 1961 to 1989, it stood inaccessible in the death strip, visible but unreachable from...
S-Bahnhof Brandenburger Tor
Originally named "Unter den Linden" when it opened in 1936, this S-Bahn station sits directly beneath the Brandenburg Gate. During the Cold War, Western trains...
Checkpoint Charlie
At Friedrichstraße, and featured in many cold-war era spy movies and books, this was the most famous of the border crossings. It was the only...
Mauermuseum – Haus am Checkpoint Charlie
Founded in 1962 by human rights activist Rainer Hildebrandt, this museum documents the ingenuity and desperation of escape attempts from East Berlin. Exhibits include a...
Peter Fechter Gedenkstele
A memorial cross marks the spot where 18-year-old Peter Fechter was shot by border guards on 17 August 1962 while trying to escape to the...
U-Bahnhof Französische Straße
After serving as a U6 ghost station from 1961 to 1990, this station operated normally for 30 years before being permanently closed on 4 December...
Zimmerstraße Escape Tunnels
Two escape tunnels were dug on Zimmerstraße, close to Checkpoint Charlie. In summer 1962, a tunnel from an empty lot in the West to Zimmerstraße...
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