Berlin Wall Sites Near Wachturm Erna-Berger-Straße
One of the very few surviving Berlin Wall watchtowers, this BT-11 type observation tower stands near Potsdamer Platz. Originally part of the border fortification system, it is now a small exhibition space documenting the construction and function of the wall's guard towers.
15 Berlin Wall Sites Within Walking Distance
Wachturm Erna-Berger-Straße
One of the very few surviving Berlin Wall watchtowers, this BT-11 type observation tower stands near Potsdamer Platz. Originally part of the border fortification system,...
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,...
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....
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...
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...
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...
Weiße Kreuze
Located on the bank of the Spree near the Reichstag building, this memorial consists of seven white wooden crosses commemorating victims who died attempting to...
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