BERLIN WALL MEMORIAL, Berlin Wall Memorial

Hi, my name’s Rick, and I’m your personal guide. Along with MyWoWo, I’d like to welcome you to one of the Wonders of the World: the Gedenkstätte Berliner Mauer.

The Gedenkstätte Berliner Mauer, or Berlin Wall Memorial, is an open-air commemorative site that stretches for over one kilometer along Bernauerstrasse.

This huge outdoor museum covers the period of nearly thirty years, from 1961 to 1989, during which the Wall split the city in two. The museum comprises all aspects of life in Berlin at the time of the Cold War between the USA and the Soviet Union, which began in 1947.

Along the route, you can see a stretch of the original Wall that has been restored; you’ll notice what were once the watchtowers, and you’ll have the chance to learn how the Wall was built, thanks to the images on what were once the border houses. There are a number of brass plates on the ground in memory of the fallen, as well as underground tunnels used as escape routes. Information panels and multimedia stations help relive the most important events that took place here....