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This was a barrier that enclosed West Berlin and stopped people crossing the border from East to West. Along the wall were watchtowers, manned by guards armed with machine guns.
The city’s central park, running west from the Brandenburg Gate. It includes the Berlin Zoological Garden and the Berlin Victory Column.
Home to the East German Secret Police, known as the Stasi. Their job was to make sure the East Germans did as they were told.
A large public square known to locals simply as ‘Alex’.
A royal palace originally built between 1695 and 1699, and famous for its fantastically decorated rooms.
This was the main crossover point for westerners between East and West Berlin. It became a symbol of the ‘Cold War’ between the Soviet Union and the West.
A mile-long shopping
boulevard containing shops, bars, restaurants and a huge cinema. It was East Germany’s ‘flagship’ building project.
Once West Berlin’s central airport. It was the site of the famous ‘Berlin Airlift’ (1948–9), when vital supplies were flown into blockaded West Berlin from the ‘mainland’ of West Germany.
The Berlin Wall was 156 kilometres long and over three metres high. On the East German side, a second fence was built 100 metres away from the main wall running exactly parallel. Buildings between the two walls were demolished, leaving a flat,
barren area known as the ‘Death Strip’. The empty area gave guards a clear line of fire at anyone who entered. The surface was sand or gravel, making footprints easier
to see. Trenches were dug to stop escapes by vehicle.
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