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Watchtower

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A watchtower is one of the most chilling relics of divided Berlin, a lookout from which guards once watched the Wall. A few watchtowers survive across the city, preserved as memorials to the border years. This overview gathers Berlin locations where they still stand.

The Berlin Wall Memorial on Bernauer Strasse keeps a watchtower within its preserved stretch of border, while lone towers stand near the former crossings, including the Guenter Litfin memorial in a restored command tower. Information panels explain their grim purpose, and they bring the scale of the surveillance home. They are sobering reminders of the divided city.

Browse the venues below to find a watchtower across Berlin, from the Wall Memorial to preserved command towers.