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Checkpoint Charlie
U 6 Kochstrasse
Berlin
Berlin
Germany
Location: Friedrichstraße
Type: Historical Interest
Addmission Fee: Free
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Berlin
Berlin
Germany
Location: Friedrichstraße
Type: Historical Interest
Addmission Fee: Free
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Checkpoint Charlie gained notoriety as one of the places where the Cold War was at its hottest. Although not the only crossing point, it was the best-known. The famous scene of a Russian tank speeding up and breaking sharply to stop barely inches from the borderline occurred here. Today the guard house of the West is still in place but as a monument and background prop for tourist pictures.
The large signboard, “You are leaving the American Sector,” is a copy – the original is in the Museum Haus am Checkpoint Charlie. A good 15 minutes walk from here, but absolutely worth it, is the Berlin Jüdisches Museum (Jewish Museum).
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