Checkpoint Charlie

2009-02-22

p2220701 Checkpoint Charlie was the only crossing point between East and West Berlin for foreigners after the wall was erected (1961) until it fell (1989). This security...

Checkpoint Charlie was the only crossing point between East and West Berlin for foreigners after the wall was erected (1961) until it fell (1989). This security…

p2220696 The last Soviet flag (this is a copy) to fly at this very place in Berlin to greet foreign visitors to the beginning of the Soviet world, extending throughout...

The last Soviet flag (this is a copy) to fly at this very place in Berlin to greet foreign visitors to the beginning of the Soviet world, extending throughout…

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p2220704 An original piece of wall and East Germany border marker.

An original piece of wall and East Germany border marker.

p2220700 Plaque commemorating the rule of Breshniev, originally placed at the entrance of his own house after his death, now at Checkpoint Charlie.

Plaque commemorating the rule of Breshniev, originally placed at the entrance of his own house after his death, now at Checkpoint Charlie.

p2220702 "You are leaving the American sector" (this is a copy).

"You are leaving the American sector" (this is a copy).

p2220703 "You are entering the American sector" (other side of the same board, see previous picture).

"You are entering the American sector" (other side of the same board, see previous picture).

p2220709 The Trabant was the main car driven by East Germans, produced with virtually no change from 1957 to 1959. A robust but rudimentary car.

The Trabant was the main car driven by East Germans, produced with virtually no change from 1957 to 1959. A robust but rudimentary car.

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p2220708 Limo Trabant (a recent modification to the original Trabant).

Limo Trabant (a recent modification to the original Trabant).

p2220711 Fragments of the Wall near Checkpoint Charlie.

Fragments of the Wall near Checkpoint Charlie.