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What makes THE WALL – asisi Panorama Berlin a top recommendation?

Since September 2012, the asisi Panorama Berlin has stood at the former Checkpoint Charlie, showcasing the monumental panorama THE WALL. This location has become an integral part of Berlin’s Wall remembrance. The photo wall measures a full 15 meters in height and 60 meters in circumference, creating an impressive 360-degree image. Furthermore, a stair tower in the center of the rotunda offers a four-meter-high visitor platform, from which one can directly immerse themselves in the scenery of an autumn day in Kreuzberg in the 1980s. Simultaneously, a photo exhibition with over 80 images from contemporary witnesses complements the panorama, providing personal insights into the construction and fall of the Wall. The tour also includes original sketches by Yadegar Asisi and films about his time as a Wall artist in East and West. THE WALL – asisi Panorama Berlin opens its doors daily from 10 AM to 6 PM. Here, abstract German-German history becomes an immersive and tangible experience.

How is German-German history brought closer to visitors here?

Right next to the former death strip and Checkpoint Charlie border crossing, Yadegar Asisi reconstructs everyday life in West Berlin, with a view of GDR border installations. Visitors are thus positioned as West Berlin citizens in Kreuzberg, discovering scenes with punks, graffiti artists, tourists, and border guards. At the same time, the panorama illuminates the division from the Cold War to the fall of the Wall through condensed everyday stories from the 1980s. In addition, image panels provide insights into Asisi’s biography and the five-year creation process of the work. Furthermore, films are shown, including a documentary about his life on both sides of the Wall. During express tours for Berlin Freedom Week, guides delve deeper into the historical context. This creates an immersive approach to German-German history that deeply engages visitors. In fact, many feel as if they are standing on the Wall themselves.

Editorial Conclusion

Our editorial team visited THE WALL – asisi Panorama Berlin themselves and tested the time travel experience. We are thrilled by how Yadegar Asisi’s hyperrealistic installation brings German-German history to life without lecturing dry facts. Instead, the rotunda transports visitors directly into divided Berlin, where they discover details with a laugh or a shudder. And it is precisely this blend of art and remembrance that places THE WALL – asisi Panorama Berlin on our Top10 list of German-German History.