Checkpoint Charlie Memories of a Divided City
Gallery: 1 · 2 · 3 Picture 1: The reconstructed frontier house in front of the museum. Large picture © BTM / Koch Picture 2: The Haus am Checkpoint Charlie, a popular museum. Large picture © BTM / Koch Picture 3: Friedrichstraße at the Checkpoint Charlie. Large picture © BTM / Koch Numerous legends and agent stories are told about Checkpoint Charlie. The former border crossing point between East and West Berlin was the place where Soviet and American tanks stood face to face, after the construction of the »Wall in 1961. From 1961 to 1990, Checkpoint Charlie in the »Friedrichstraße, was the only border crossing point for the Allies, foreigners, employees of the Permanent Representation and officials of the GDR. Today, the checkpoint is commemorated by a border sign and a soldier's post. The museum Haus am Checkpoint Charlie tells the history of the Wall.	Checkpoint Charlie   Address  Friedrichstraße 43-45 10969 Berlin-Kreuzberg   Getting there  Kochstr./Checkpoint Charlie: U6       Explore Berlin-Kreuzberg   Mauermuseum Haus am Checkpoint Charlie   Address  Friedrichstraße 43-45 10969 Berlin-Kreuzberg Tel.: 253 72 50 Fax: 251 20 75 www.mauermuseum.de info@mauermuseum.de   Getting there  Kochstr./Checkpoint Charlie: U6   Opening Hours  daily 9 to 22 h   Entrance  12.50 € for Adults 9.50 € for Pupils, Students 8.50 € for Adults For groups of at least 20 persons 6.50 € for School classes

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