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The central Berlin Wall Memorial on Bernauer Straße shows the permanent exhibition "1961 | 1989. The Berlin Wall".
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East-West German History
10 Locations
East-west german history is written into the streets of Berlin, the city split by the Wall for nearly thirty years. From the Brandenburger Tor to Checkpoint Charlie and the Wall Memorial, east-west german history can be traced at sites, museums and memorials.
This overview gathers Berlin locations that tell east-west german history, from documentation centres and watchtowers to former border crossings. Some focus on politics and the Wall, others on daily life and reunification.
Browse the places below to explore east-west german history in Berlin, compare exhibitions and opening hours, and plan your visit.
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The Tränenpalast ("Palace of Tears") near Bahnhof Friedrichstraße is home to the permament exhibition "GranzErfahrungen", giving an insight into the day-to-day life of a country divided in two.
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The Allied Forces Museum on Zehlendorf's Clay-Allee illustrates the history of the western allies in Berlin. From the end of World War II, over the Berlin Air Lift to Checkpoint Charlie - all this and more are to be discovered there.
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Mauerpark is situated where once was the strip that separated East and West Berlin, is now a vibrant location in the city not to miss.
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The Berlin Wall Memorial is the central place of the German division and is in the historical site of Bernauer Strasse.
Bernauer Straße 119, 13355 Berlin Mitte+49 30 213085166www.berliner-mauer-gedenkstaette.de/en/index.html
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The city tour City Circle PURPLE Tour in a yellow doubledecker bus traces the former Berlin Wall and takes you to the trendy Berlin of today.
Bernauer Straße 119, 13355 Berlin Mitte+49 030 351 952 70 sightseeing.de/berlin_sightseeing_touren.php
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The Protestant Gethsemane Church in Prenzlauer Berg is a symbol of the peaceful revolution in the GDR.
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„Ich bin ein Berliner“ – John F. Kennedy said this famous sentence in front of the Schöneberg City Hall when he visited Berlin in 1963. However, a lot more German history was made here.
John-F.-Kennedy-Platz 1, 10825 Berlin Schöneberg+49 30 90277 3518www.berlin.de/ba-tempelhof-schoeneberg/derbezirk/rathausfuehrungen.php
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The permanent exhibition of the museum of Kulturbrauerei in Prenzlauer Berg is dedicated to the day-to-day life in the GDR.
Knaackstraße 97, 10435 Berlin Prenzlauer Berg+49 30 46 77 77 90www.hdg.de/berlin/museum-in-der-kulturbrauerei
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On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the collapse of the Berlin Wall, Stadtmuseum Berlin deals with the insular city that West-Berlin was dedicating it the exhibition "WEST:BERLIN - an island in search of the mainland".
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