Checkpoint Charlie
My favourite part of Berlin. I stayed just round the corner on both of my visits.Checkpoint Charlie (or "Checkpoint C") was a name given to a crossing in the Berlin Wall. After the end of the Eastern Bloc and the reunification of Germany, the building at Checkpoint Charlie became a tourist attraction.
My favourite part of Berlin. I stayed just round the corner on both of my visits.Checkpoint Charlie (or "Checkpoint C") was a name given to a crossing in the Berlin Wall. After the end of the Eastern Bloc and the reunification of Germany, the building at Checkpoint Charlie became a tourist attraction.
Everyone loves getting their pictures taken with the American soldiers. Have a beer in Cafe Adler. The old Cafe Adler, once a hub of journalists and spies on the Western side of the border, is now part of a Berlin cafe chain.
Checkpoint Charlie - which divided the US and Soviet sectors in Berlin - was used as a crossing for foreigners such as Allied diplomats and soldiers.
It came to symbolise the drama of the Cold War, and was the scene of several escape attempts. The Berlin Wall divided the city from 1961 to 1989.
It came to symbolise the drama of the Cold War, and was the scene of several escape attempts. The Berlin Wall divided the city from 1961 to 1989.
