- Checkpoint Charlie is the most famous border crossing checkpoint between West and East Germany after the Berlin Wall was put up.
- Visiting Checkpoint Charlie in Berlin is one of the top tourist attractions in Germany where the past and symbols of the Cold War still lingers.
- As the most visible Berlin Wall crossing point, Checkpoint Charlie became a symbol of the Cold War, representing the separation of East and West.
- Checkpoint Charlie was the best known crossing point between East and West Berlin and became a symbol of the division of Germany and Europe.
- One reason why Checkpoint Charlie is visited by tourists from all over the world today is that the history of Berlin's division can be experienced and felt here.
- Today, a line of bricks traces the path where the Berlin Wall once stood and visitors will find a replica of the Checkpoint Charlie booth and sign at the original site.
- Checkpoint Charlie is the only border crossing between West Berlin and East Germany that has remained alive in the non-German collective memory.
- Checkpoint Charlie – Berlin. ... Bu tarihe geçen gerginlik, Kennedy’nin büyük ziyareti ve Berlin Duvarı‘nın yıkımıyla sonuçlanan konuşmasıyla son bulmuştur.
- Checkpoint Charlie. Friedrichstraße 43-45, 10117 Berlin. At Friedrichstraße, and featured in many cold-war era spy movies and books...
- Checkpoint Charlie was the best known Berlin Wall crossing point between East & West Berlin during the Cold War (1961-1989).