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Checkpoint Charlie was the name given by the Western Allies to the best-known Berlin Wall crossing point between East Berlin and West Berlin during the Cold War (1947–1991).
Tourists pay a few euros to have their pictures taken with Berliners dressed as American soldiers in front of a reconstructed “Checkpoint Charlie” guard shack. Souvenir shops abound.
El Checkpoint Charlie es el más famoso de los pasos fronterizos del Muro de Berlín entre 1945 y 1990. Se encuentra en la Friedrichstraße, y abría el paso a la zona de control estadounidense con la soviética, donde actualmente se unen los barrios de Mitte y Kreuzberg. Sólo se permitía su uso a empleados militares y de embajadas de los aliados, extranjeros, trabajadores de la delegación permanente de la RFA y funcionarios de la RDA.
La denominación Charlie procede del alfabeto fonético de la OTAN, y es su tercera letra. Checkpoint Alpha era el paso de autopista en Helmstedt, Checkpoint Bravo el paso de autopista en Dreilinden.
Como consecuencia del intento por parte de la jefatura del SED de restringir los derechos que como aliados tenían en Berlín los poderes occidentales, en octubre de 1961 tanques soviéticos y estadounidenses se posicionaron enfrentados con munición pesada.
El Checkpoint Charlie fue escenario de huidas espectaculares de Berlín Este, algunas especialmente trágicas como la muerte de Peter Fechter, desangrado en 1962 ante los ojos de los que habitaban Berlín Oeste.
El punto de control fue demolido el 22 de junio de 1990, de modo que salvo el Museo del Muro del Checkpoint Charlie no quedó nada que lo recordase, hasta el 13 de agosto de 2000, cuando se inauguró una reconstrucción de la primera caseta de control, idéntica salvo en los sacos de arena, que ahora estaban rellenos de cemento.
En la actualidad, el Checkpoint Charlie es una de las atracciones turísticas de Berlín. Aparte del puesto, también se puede ver el museo dedicado a la historia del muro, la última bandera del Kremlin y varios fragmentos de la separación alemana. Del 31 de octubre de 2004 hasta el 5 de julio de 2005, hubo también un polémico monumento a las víctimas del régimen de la RDA.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Berlín, may 2009.
Not super happy with this one, but still trying to figure out photoshop. Any pointers/tips are appreciated. Thanks.
Keoge Hot Ditch -
Task: Get naked. / Bonus points: Photos / video of hot naked hippies. Must be hot. Must be hippies.
Oddly not named after a syphilitic ginger, this publicly-accessible series of cascading primitive bathing pools is a "nude is normal" loca5tion visited each year by thousands of soakers you wouldn't normally want to see nude. The water's warmest on top. We're told that's not pee
The locals here take security seriously.... and into their own hands.
This checkpoint, a few miles from the Canadian border was set up using mobile technology, giving them the ability to relocate at a moments notice. I had my passport, no 'stuff' ....and I was good to go!
If you are anywhere close to my age and experienced the "Cold War", you knew about Checkpoint Charlie. There were three gates between the American sector and the Soviet sector.They were A (Checkpoint Alpha). B (not sure what that was) and C (Charlie). Checkpoint Charlie was the main gateway between East and West Berlin.
Of course this is a replica of what it was and not a particularly good one. I was actually embarrassed by the people pretending to be American soldiers.
What's really interesting is, I learned so much on this trip but is probably the least photogenic trip I have been on. By that I mean, photos can't capture the heart of this trip.
Tough NYPD HWY Patrolman parking his RMP as he begins checkpoint duty in Lower Manhattan on the day after Thanksgiving.
New York, NY / November 28, 2008
Der Checkpoint Bravo befand sich seit 1969 im Ortsteil Nikolassee an der Stadtgrenze von West Berlin zur DDR auf der Verlängerung der AVUS (heute A115) d.h. an der Transitstrecke zwischen West Berlin und der Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Es gab die Gaststätte, die Tankstelle, Parkplätze, Zollgebäude und das Brückenhaus.
Somewhat inspired by Checkpoint Charlie in Berlin. The 2 x 2 tiles can slide to allow the vehicle to cross.
Checkpoint Charlie in 1984. The Americans resisted pressure to upgrade and improve Charlie as they considered this would imply the Western Allies tacitly accepted the permanence of a divided Berlin. Ironically, when they finally succumbed and the place was modernised and improved, Charlie was about to become overtaken by history.
Looking down upon the US Army Military Police building at www.flickr.com/photos/47901510@N00/426348978/
For an EXCELLENT view of Checkpoint Charlie today, please visit Gertrud K's photo!
Shot at the historical Checkpoint Charlie, the crossing point between East Berlin and West Berlin during the Cold War (1947–1991). Added a little noice and vignetting.
On our way to Berlin we stopped at Checkpoint Alpha. During the days of the DDR this way the only point where you could cross the border by car when you wanted to go from West Germany to West Berlin. Here they would search every car to see if you weren't smuggeling. When they had suspicions about you they could take you inside for interrigation. Waiting time here could be hours,
From here it still was a 170 km drive to West Berlin. You had to go through East Germany over a single lane road without any exits. You where forbidden to stop and could not leave this road. Allthough not visable you knew that East German intelligence forces where watching you the entire time.
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Le Checkpoint Charlie est l'un des postes frontières berlinois qui, lors de la guerre froide, permettait de franchir le mur qui divisait la capitale allemande entre le secteur Ouest et le secteur Est. Il se situait sur la Friedrichstraße, à la frontière entre les districts de Mitte (en secteur soviétique) et Kreuzberg (en secteur américain).
Checkpoint Helsinki is a new art organization that commissions and produces artworks by emerging international artists. The aim of Checkpoint Helsinki is to make art show in the cityscape, and to open up different forms of contemporary art for the public.