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The 155-kilometer-long Berlin Wall, which cut through the middle of the city center, surrounded West Berlin from August 13, 1961 to November 9, 1989. The Wall was designed to prevent people from escaping to the West from East Berlin. In 1961, the SED began adding additional obstacles to the border, expanding the Wall into a complex multi ...
Dec 1, 2021 · Berlin Wall Memorial. Exhibition on the outdoor grounds: 8 a.m. – 10 p.m. (power will be switched off after 10 p.m.) Documentation Center: Tuesday to Sunday, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. (last ascent to the observation tower: 5.45 p.m.) Visitor Center: Tuesday to Sunday, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. The exhibition at S-Bahnhof Nordbahnhof “Border and Ghost ...
The Berlin Wall Memorial runs along both sides of Bernauer Strasse. The outdoor exhibition, which uses the Bernauer Strasse to illustrate the history of the Berlin Wall, is presented on the former border strip, which was situated on the East Berlin side of the border. This area also includes the official monument dedicated to the memory of the ...
Depending on the availability of our guides, it is possible to book a tour in German, English, French, Italian, Spanish, Simple German, and German sign language. For more information on languages offered at the Berlin Wall Memorial, call Visitor Services at +49 (0)30 213085-166 or send an email to:
About the Berlin Wall Foundation. We present history at the historical site. Our task is to document the history of the Berlin Wall and the migration movements from the GDR that occurred as part of and under the impact of the German division and the East-West conflict in the 20th century. More about the Foundation.
To mark the 35th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the foundation is presenting a varied programme, special exhibitions and a themed page with all the information on events, historical background and photographs. The Wall on Bernauer Strasse was just a part of a 155-kilometer-long border that went all around West Berlin.
Public Guided Tours. Public overview tours on various topics and for different target groups take place regularly at the Berlin Wall Memorial. The tours last around 1 hour and are conducted with audio guides. These tours are free of charge for schoolchildren. Registration is not required..
When the Wall was built on August 13, 1961, the River Spree between Friedrichshain and Kreuzberg became part of the border strip. The entire width of the river here belonged to East Berlin. West Berlin territory began at the riverbank on the Kreuzberg side. Thus the East Side Gallery exists today on a section of former Hinterlandmauer, the ...
Every year, the Berlin Wall Memorial on Bernauer Strasse hosts the central memorial events in memory of the Wall’s construction on August 13, 1961 and its fall on November 9, 1989. The events focus on commemorating the victims of division and remembering the courageous people who demonstrated for civil rights, freedom and democracy in the fall of 1989.
In 1962, the 18-year-old bled to death at the Wall near the border crossing after being shot by border guards. One of the fatalities was a border soldier who was shot by an escape helper. At least 140 people were killed at the Berlin Wall between 1961 and 1989 or lost their lives in connection with the GDR border regime.
