Checkpoint Charlie
landmark · Berlin · Germany
- Address
- Friedrichstraße 43-45, 10969 Berlin
- Prices
- Seeing the site: Free
Public street.
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About
The former crossing point between the American and Soviet sectors of Berlin, now a busy tourist site with a replica guardhouse.
History
It was the best-known crossing between East and West Berlin during the Cold War.
Good to know
- The area is very touristy; the free open-air exhibition nearby gives the context.
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