Events on November 09

Berlin is celebrating the 35th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall with a lavish "Festival for Freedom" on 9 November 2024.  more

A kilometer-long installation designed by Berliners reminds the capital of the fall of the Wall 35 years ago.  more

Most visitors to Berlin want to see the Wall. But of the concrete barrier that once divided the German capital, only remnants remain. Where to find pieces of the real thing.  more

After the German reunification, artists have turned this former stretch of the Berlin Wall into the largest open-air gallery in the world.  more

Checkpoint Charlie was the best-known border crossing between East and West Berlin during the Cold War. At the height of the Berlin Crisis in 1961 U.S. and Soviet tanks faced each other here.  more

The Documentation Centre known as Dokumentationszentrum Berliner Mauer is an important source of information and an original documentary source/archive devoted to the history of the Berlin Wall.  more

A visit to the former Stasi prison is a chilling reminder of the fate of the thousands who fell victim to political persecution in the former East Germany.  more

Mauerpark is a public park in the Prenzlauer Berg district. A former part of the Berlin Wall, the park is popular with people of all ages and turns into a flea market and karaoke stage on weekends.  more

History of the city of Berlin: eras, history of the districts, museums and monuments, National Socialism and the Berlin Wall.  more

Stalinallee, now Karl-Marx-Allee, was once the prestigious boulevard of the GDR. This guided tour of the avenue in East Berlin sheds light on what was hidden behind the decorative facades.  more

Autumn walks, relaxed movie nights, kite flying and captivating theater evenings make it easier to say goodbye to the outdoor pool and heat.  more