Checkpoint Charlie
Checkpoint Charlie is the best known of the former border crossing stations between East and West Berlin.
In October of 1961 Soviet and American tanks faced off against each other here during the Berlin Crisis. Thankfully the situation was resolved peacefully.
The checkpoint ceased to mean anything official with the fall of the Berlin Wall, though today it serves as a tourist attraction and has a nearby museum.
This shot is looking into the former American sector from East Berlin. The two guys in uniform holding flags are there to get tourists to pay them two euros for a photo with them.
Checkpoint Charlie
Checkpoint Charlie is the best known of the former border crossing stations between East and West Berlin.
In October of 1961 Soviet and American tanks faced off against each other here during the Berlin Crisis. Thankfully the situation was resolved peacefully.
The checkpoint ceased to mean anything official with the fall of the Berlin Wall, though today it serves as a tourist attraction and has a nearby museum.
This shot is looking into the former American sector from East Berlin. The two guys in uniform holding flags are there to get tourists to pay them two euros for a photo with them.