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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. More @Wikipedia
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- The Berlin Wall | Berlin Wall Foundation - Stiftung Berliner MauerThe 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.
- The Berlin Wall on Mühlenstrasse: 1961-1989It resembled the “Border Wall 75” that usually faced West Berlin. The 3.5-meter-high wall elements were meant to obstruct the view of the death strip. The historic relics on Mühlenstrasse give an impression of how increased security measures and ongoing expansion of the Berlin Wall made the border increasingly invincible.
- The Berlin Wall Memorial | Berlin Wall Foundation - Stiftung Berliner MauerThe 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.
- Bernauer Strasse | Berlin Wall Foundation - Stiftung Berliner MauerTen people died in the area around the Berlin Wall Memorial in connection with the border GDR regime. These deaths all occurred in the 1960s. Nine people suffered fatal injuries while trying to cross the border grounds: Four were shot by border guards and five died after jumping down from border houses on Bernauer Strasse.
- Information For Your Visit | Berlin Wall FoundationAn introductory film on the history of the Berlin Wall is shown on the upper floor of the Visitor Center. The exhibition on the outdoor memorial grounds in the former border strip uses the large amounts of preserved historical relics and many events that took place at Bernauer Strasse to explain the purpose and function of the Berlin Wall at ...
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