Berlin Wall

  • Gedenkstättenareal

    Image: Stiftung Berliner Mauer/J. Hohmuth

    Berlin Wall Memorial

    The Berlin Wall Memorial is the central memorial site recalling German division

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  • Remains of the Wall

    Berlin's conservation authorities have been working since 1990 to preserve parts of the former border strip

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  • Fall of the Wall

    On the evening of 9 November 1989, a new travel regulation for GDR citizens was announced

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  • Berlin Wall Trail

    Along a total of around 160 kilometers, the Berlin Wall Trail traces the course of the former GDR border fortifications encircling West Berlin.

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Doppelsteinreihe Mauerweg Wannsee-Staaken

Image: Senatskanzlei

The Wall inside the city

Find out where the Wall once stood and where you can find historical and current Wall-related sites inside the city. More information

Weiße Kreuze am Spreeufer

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Memorials

Crosses and other commemorative markers were put up as early as 1961 in places where people were shot or died trying to escape over the Wall. More information

The Berlin Wall has long since disappeared from reunified Berlin. Memories of it, however, are still very much alive: remains and traces of the former border installations are being preserved for posterity, memorials have been built, and the Berlin Wall Trail allows you to explore the former course of the Berlin Wall on foot or by bike.

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