• Soon after the construction of the Berlin Wall in August 1961, a stand-off occurred between US and Soviet tanks on either side of Checkpoint Charlie.
  • When Berlin was divided, Checkpoint Charlie was Berlin's best-known American-controlled border crossing point alongside Glienicke Bridge.
  • Adres: Friedrichstr. 43-45, 10969 Berlin. Yol Tarifi: U6 metro hattının Kochstr./Checkpoint Charlie durağında inerek ulaşım sağlayabilirsiniz.
  • Checkpoint Charlie served as the crossover point between West and East Berlin for many years. Now, it's crawling with large numbers of tourists, including us...
  • Luckily, various guards at Checkpoint Charlie did not comply with the strict orders of shooting the escapees, and let them get to West Berlin.
  • In 1961, after the Wall was built, tanks faced each other at Checkpoint Charlie in Berlin making it a world-famous symbol of German division.
  • Checkpoint Charlie was the best known crossing point between East and West Berlin and became a symbol of the division of Germany and Europe.
  • Berlin Checkpoint Charlie is a famous symbol of the Cold War. It was one of three Allied control points in Berlin, Germany during the Cold War.
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  • Historic remnants, cosmopolitan cafés, and murals springing from the edifices, Berlin's Checkpoint Charlie has evolved immensely from its once-divided days.