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Germany |
West Berlin Pre-Unification |
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Berlin |
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West Berlin in 1982 was the capital of West Germany and is now the capital of a united Germany. |
1982 |
Germany |
West Berlin Pre-Unification |
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Berlin |
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Street scene in the centre. |
1982 |
Germany |
West Berlin Pre-Unification |
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Berlin |
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Elegant corner building. |
1982 |
Germany |
West Berlin Pre-Unification |
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Berlin |
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Siegessaule Monument |
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The Siegessaule Monument dates from 1873. |
1982 |
Germany |
West Berlin Pre-Unification |
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Berlin |
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Siegessaule Monument |
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The Monument commemorates Prussian victories in the 1860s. |
1982 |
Germany |
West Berlin Pre-Unification |
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Berlin |
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Siegessaule Monument |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel56054.jpg) |
The structure is 63m high. |
1982 |
Germany |
West Berlin Pre-Unification |
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Berlin |
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Siegessaule Monument |
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View of the Reichstag in West Berlin looking across to East Berlin in 1982. |
1982 |
Germany |
Berlin Post-Unification |
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Berlin |
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Siegessaule Monument |
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Siegessaule Monument in 2022. |
2022 |
Germany |
West Berlin Pre-Unification |
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Berlin |
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Soviet War Memorial |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel34564.jpg) |
The Soviet War Memorial was erected in 1945. |
1982 |
Germany |
West Berlin Pre-Unification |
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Berlin |
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Soviet War Memorial |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel56055.jpg) |
The Memorial was located in a West Berlin park but in 1982 was administered by East Berlin. |
1982 |
Germany |
West Berlin Pre-Unification |
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Berlin |
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Soviet War Memorial |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel56056.jpg) |
2000 Soviet soldiers are buried at the site. |
1982 |
Germany |
West Berlin Pre-Unification |
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Berlin |
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Main road leading to the Brandenburg Gate. In 1982, the gate marked the border with East Berlin and East Germany. |
1982 |
Germany |
West Berlin Pre-Unification |
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Berlin |
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Reichstag Museum |
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The Reichstag was originally the German Parliament until damaged by fire in 1933. |
1982 |
Germany |
West Berlin Pre-Unification |
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Berlin |
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Reichstag Museum |
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The building was opened in 1894. |
1982 |
Germany |
Berlin Post-Unification |
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Berlin |
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Reichstag Museum |
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The Reichstag in 2022. |
2022 |
Germany |
West Berlin Pre-Unification |
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Berlin |
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Reichstag Museum |
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The building was repaired after WW2. |
1982 |
Germany |
West Berlin Pre-Unification |
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Berlin |
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Reichstag Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel56060.jpg) |
Detail of carvings. |
1982 |
Germany |
West Berlin Pre-Unification |
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Berlin |
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Reichstag Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel04017.jpg) |
Artifacts from pre-War Berlin. |
1982 |
Germany |
West Berlin Pre-Unification |
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Berlin |
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Reichstag Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel56061.jpg) |
Dolls from the 1930s. |
1982 |
Germany |
West Berlin Pre-Unification |
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Berlin |
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Reichstag Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel56062.jpg) |
Exhibition about the Nazi movement of the 1920s and 1930s. |
1982 |
Germany |
Berlin Post-Unification |
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Berlin |
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Reichstag Museum |
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The Reichstag with its Norman Foster glass dome in 2022. |
2022 |
Germany |
Berlin Post-Unification |
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Berlin |
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Reichstag Museum |
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The dome. |
2022 |
Germany |
Berlin Post-Unification |
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Berlin |
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Reichstag Museum |
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"For the German People". |
2022 |
Germany |
Berlin Post-Unification |
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Berlin |
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The area in front of the Reichstag. |
2022 |
Germany |
Berlin Post-Unification |
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Berlin |
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The train station. |
2022 |
Germany |
Berlin Post-Unification |
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Berlin |
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The University. |
2022 |
Germany |
Berlin Post-Unification |
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Berlin |
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Roma Memorial |
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Memorial to the Sinti and Roma (Gypsies) killed by the Nazis. |
2022 |
Germany |
Berlin Post-Unification |
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Berlin |
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Roma Memorial |
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The Reichstag from the memorial. |
2022 |
Germany |
Berlin Post-Unification |
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Berlin |
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Jewish Holocaust Memorial |
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The Jewish Holocaust Memorial. |
2022 |
Germany |
Berlin Post-Unification |
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Berlin |
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Jewish Holocaust Memorial |
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The Jewish Holocaust Memorial consists of 2711 concrete slabs and was opened in 2005. |
2022 |
Germany |
Berlin Post-Unification |
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Berlin |
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Jewish Holocaust Memorial |
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The USA Embassy near the Brandenburg Gate from the Jewish Holocaust Memorial. |
2022 |
Germany |
Berlin Post-Unification |
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Berlin |
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Brandenburg Gate |
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The Brandenburg Gate is a symbol of Berlin and was built in 1791. |
2022 |
Germany |
Berlin Post-Unification |
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Berlin |
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Brandenburg Gate |
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The gate is topped by a sculpture called the Quadriga, dating from 1794. |
2022 |
Germany |
Berlin Post-Unification |
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Berlin |
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Brandenburg Gate |
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The model for the Goddess of Peace was the artist's niece who subsequently became famous. |
2022 |
Germany |
Berlin Post-Unification |
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Berlin |
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Brandenburg Gate |
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The House of Max Liebermann is next to the gate. It is now part of the USA Embassy. |
2022 |
Germany |
Berlin Post-Unification |
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Berlin |
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Brandenburg Gate |
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The French Embassy. |
2022 |
Germany |
Berlin Post-Unification |
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Berlin |
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Brandenburg Gate |
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The Academy of Arts was built in 2005. |
2022 |
Germany |
Berlin Post-Unification |
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Berlin |
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Brandenburg Gate |
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The Adlon Hotel is at the beginning of Unter den Linden. |
2022 |
Germany |
Berlin Post-Unification |
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Berlin |
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Brandenburg Gate |
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The USA Embassy. |
2022 |
Germany |
Berlin Post-Unification |
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Berlin |
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Brandenburg Gate |
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Corner building at the beginning of Unter den Linden. |
2022 |
Germany |
Berlin Post-Unification |
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Berlin |
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Brandenburg Gate |
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Tourist transport. |
2022 |
Germany |
Berlin Post-Unification |
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Berlin |
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Brandenburg Gate |
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View of the Reichstag from the gate. |
2022 |
Germany |
Berlin Post-Unification |
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Berlin |
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Brandenburg Gate |
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The Brandenburg Gate from what was formerlty West Berlin in 2022. |
2022 |
Germany |
Berlin Post-Unification |
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Berlin |
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Brandenburg Gate |
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Bricks marking the former location of the Berlin Wall. |
2022 |
Germany |
Berlin Post-Unification |
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Berlin |
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Brandenburg Gate |
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The Berlin Wall once split streets in two. |
2022 |
Germany |
Berlin Post-Unification |
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Berlin |
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Brandenburg Gate |
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The modern Brandenburg Gate metro station has historical images of the iconic gate. |
2022 |
Germany |
Berlin Post-Unification |
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Berlin |
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Brandenburg Gate |
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The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. |
2022 |
Germany |
Berlin Post-Unification |
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Berlin |
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Brandenburg Gate |
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Metro map. |
2022 |
Germany |
West Berlin Pre-Unification |
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Berlin |
Berlin Wall |
Brandenburg Gate |
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In 1982 the Brandenburg Gate (18th century) was next to the Berlin Wall. |
1982 |
Germany |
West Berlin Pre-Unification |
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Berlin |
Berlin Wall |
Brandenburg Gate |
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The Brandenburg Gate with the Berlin Wall. |
1982 |
Germany |
West Berlin Pre-Unification |
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Berlin |
Berlin Wall |
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West Berlin was divided into three sectors each under the control of one of the USA, UK and France. This sign warns of leaving the UK Sector. |
1982 |
Germany |
West Berlin Pre-Unification |
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Berlin |
Berlin Wall |
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Looking over the Wall into East Berlin (the capital of East Germany) from West Berlin. |
1982 |
Germany |
West Berlin Pre-Unification |
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Berlin |
Berlin Wall |
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Tramlines into the Wall. |
1982 |
Germany |
West Berlin Pre-Unification |
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Berlin |
Berlin Wall |
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Construction of the Wall begun in 13 August 1961 and it survived until 11 November 1989. |
1982 |
Germany |
West Berlin Pre-Unification |
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Berlin |
Berlin Wall |
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Watchtower. |
1982 |
Germany |
West Berlin Pre-Unification |
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Berlin |
Berlin Wall |
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Behind the Reichstag. |
1982 |
Germany |
West Berlin Pre-Unification |
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Berlin |
Berlin Wall |
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Sign warning of leaving the French Sector of West Berlin. |
1982 |
Germany |
West Berlin Pre-Unification |
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Berlin |
Berlin Wall |
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Memorials to the East German victims of the Wall. |
1982 |
Germany |
West Berlin Pre-Unification |
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Berlin |
Berlin Wall |
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Building in East Berlin half demolished to let the wall pass and to keep it away. |
1982 |
Germany |
West Berlin Pre-Unification |
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Berlin |
Berlin Wall |
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Houses on the West Berlin side close to the wall. |
1982 |
Germany |
West Berlin Pre-Unification |
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Berlin |
Berlin Wall |
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The Wall was 155km long and 3.6m high. |
1982 |
Germany |
West Berlin Pre-Unification |
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Berlin |
Berlin Wall |
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Checkpoint Charlie was the crossing point into East Berlin. |
1982 |
Germany |
Berlin Post-Unification |
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Berlin |
Berlin Wall |
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U-Bahn map with the Berlin Wall from before 1989. |
2022 |
Germany |
West Berlin Pre-Unification |
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Berlin |
Berlin Wall |
Potsdamerplatz |
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Looking over the Berlin Wall from West Berlin into Potsdamerplatz, once the heart of Berlin and a mined no-man's land in 1982. |
1982 |
Germany |
West Berlin Pre-Unification |
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Berlin |
Berlin Wall |
Potsdamerplatz |
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The mound is all that remains of Hitler's bunker. |
1982 |
Germany |
West Berlin Pre-Unification |
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Berlin |
Berlin Wall |
Potsdamerplatz |
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Looking across the Wall to East Berlin. |
1982 |
Germany |
West Berlin Pre-Unification |
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Berlin |
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Sign warning of leaving the American Sector of West Berlin. |
1982 |
Germany |
Berlin Post-Unification |
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Berlin |
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Potsdamerplatz |
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Potsdamerplatz in 2022. In 1982 (inset) the area was a deserted no-man's land close to the Berlin Wall in East Berlin. |
2022 |
Germany |
Berlin Post-Unification |
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Berlin |
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Potsdamerplatz |
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Before WW2 the area was the entertainment centre of the city. In 2022 it is a commercial centre. |
2022 |
Germany |
Berlin Post-Unification |
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Berlin |
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Potsdamerplatz |
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Modern buildings and the modern metro station built since 1989. |
2022 |
Germany |
Berlin Post-Unification |
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Berlin |
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Potsdamerplatz |
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The metro station has an underground mall. |
2022 |
Germany |
Berlin Post-Unification |
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Berlin |
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Potsdamerplatz |
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The metro platforms. |
2022 |
Germany |
Berlin Post-Unification |
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Berlin |
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Potsdamerplatz |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel79106.jpg) |
The tiled station name. |
2022 |
Germany |
Berlin Post-Unification |
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Berlin |
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Potsdamerplatz |
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Modern U-Bahn entrance built since 1989. |
2022 |
Germany |
Berlin Post-Unification |
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Berlin |
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Potsdamerplatz |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel78584.jpg) |
Street signs. |
2022 |
Germany |
Berlin Post-Unification |
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Berlin |
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Potsdamerplatz |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel78585.jpg) |
View to the East. |
2022 |
Germany |
Berlin Post-Unification |
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Berlin |
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Potsdamerplatz |
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Glass buildings. |
2022 |
Germany |
Berlin Post-Unification |
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Berlin |
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Potsdamerplatz |
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Wide streets and modern buildings. |
2022 |
Germany |
Berlin Post-Unification |
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Berlin |
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Potsdamerplatz |
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Concrete buildings. |
2022 |
Germany |
Berlin Post-Unification |
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Berlin |
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Potsdamerplatz |
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South of the square. |
2022 |
Germany |
Berlin Post-Unification |
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Berlin |
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Potsdamerplatz |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel78590.jpg) |
The former path of the Berlin Wall. |
2022 |
Germany |
Berlin Post-Unification |
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Berlin |
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Potsdamerplatz |
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The Berlin Wall split many streets into two. |
2022 |
Germany |
Berlin Post-Unification |
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Berlin |
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Modern buildings near Potsdamerplatz. |
2022 |
Germany |
Berlin Post-Unification |
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Berlin |
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Glass building. |
2022 |
Germany |
Berlin Post-Unification |
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Berlin |
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The City Theatre. |
2022 |
Germany |
Berlin Post-Unification |
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Berlin |
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Busy street. |
2022 |
Germany |
Berlin Post-Unification |
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Berlin |
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Old church in a rebuilt area. |
2022 |
Germany |
Berlin Post-Unification |
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Berlin |
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Street scene where the Berlin Wall once ran. |
2022 |
Germany |
Berlin Post-Unification |
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Berlin |
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Exhibition hall dedicated to Bauhaus artist and designer, Walter Gropius. |
2022 |
Germany |
Berlin Post-Unification |
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Berlin |
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Detail of the Walter Gropius exhibition hall. |
2022 |
Germany |
Berlin Post-Unification |
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Berlin |
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The former Ministry of Aviation is the only surviving Nazi architecture and was once run by Hermann Goering. |
2022 |
Germany |
Berlin Post-Unification |
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Berlin |
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The former Ministry of Aviation is now a finance ministry. |
2022 |
Germany |
Berlin Post-Unification |
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Berlin |
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A portion of the Berlin Wall passes the finance ministry in 2022 (inset from 1982). |
2022 |
Germany |
Berlin Post-Unification |
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Berlin |
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The former Berlin Wall, the only remaining section in central Berlin. |
2022 |
Germany |
Berlin Post-Unification |
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Berlin |
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Map of the Berlin Wall showing the location of the remaining section in central Berlin. |
2022 |
Germany |
Berlin Post-Unification |
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Berlin |
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The Berlin Wall remnant and the Walter Gropius exhibition hall. |
2022 |
Germany |
Berlin Post-Unification |
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Berlin |
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East German flag (left) and the Soviet flag. |
2022 |
Germany |
Berlin Post-Unification |
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Berlin |
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Topography of Terror |
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Topography of Terror is an exhibition by the remnant of the Berlin Wall. |
2022 |
Germany |
Berlin Post-Unification |
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Berlin |
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Topography of Terror |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel78602.jpg) |
The exhibition covers the rise the Nazis in the 1930s. |
2022 |
Germany |
Berlin Post-Unification |
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Berlin |
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Topography of Terror |
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Berlin during the Weimar Republic (1920s). |
2022 |