Berlin Trip Overview
After World War II Germany was divided between the winning powers. The capital, Berlin, was divided as well, even hough it lays deep in the Soviet occupation zone. Being declared an open and international city after the establishment of East and West Germany in 1949, Berlin was a preferred route for escape for East Germans dreaming of a new life in the west. In 1961, after losing a major part of their population, the East German government decides to close the border and physically divide the city, isolating West Berlin.
In this five-hour tour we will walk through some of the most important sites on he route of the wall. We will hear the historical background to its construction, speak about everyday life in communist East Germany, exciting escape attempts and cold-war tentions, see where some of the famous escpe tunnels were, visit an actual border crossing station and conclude with the largest memorial for the time, on the longest segment of the wall still standing.
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Duration: 4 to 5 hours
Starts: Berlin, Germany
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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After World War II Germany was divided between the winning powers. The capital, Berlin, was divided as well, even hough it lays deep in the Soviet occupation zone. Being declared an open and international city after the establishment of East and West Germany in 1949, Berlin was a preferred route for escape for East Germans dreaming of a new life in the west. In 1961, after losing a major part of their population, the East German government decides to close the border and physically divide the city, isolating West Berlin.
In this five-hour tour we will walk through some of the most important sites on he route of the wall. We will hear the historical background to its construction, speak about everyday life in communist East Germany, exciting escape attempts and cold-war tentions, see where some of the famous escpe tunnels were, visit an actual border crossing station and conclude with the largest memorial for the time, on the longest segment of the wall still standing.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Checkpoint Charlie, Friedrichstr. 43-45, 10969 Berlin Germany
A brief overview about the wall, why it all happened and how tense this place was between 1961 and 1989
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Topography of Terror, Niederkirchnerstrasse 8, 10963 Berlin Germany
See an authentic piece of the Berlin Wall and hear one of the most special escape stories
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Palace of Tears, Reichstagufer 17 Mitte, 10117 Berlin Germany
Visit a unique museum in an abandoned border crossing point
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Berlin Nordbahnhof, Invalidenstraße 131, 10115 Berlin, Germany
Visit one of the ghost stations underneath East Berlin, which were closed throughout the existance of the Berlin Wall
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Memorial of the Berlin Wall, Bernauer Strasse 111, 13355 Berlin Germany
understand how everyday life behind the Berlin Wall looked like
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: East Side Gallery, Muehlenstrasse 3-100 Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg, 14167 Berlin Germany
Hear how the Berlin Wall fell and understand how it is being commemorated today
Duration: 45 minutes
