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Poles and Spaniards meet at Checkpoint Charlie, Berlin.
Middle East leaders embrace: Egyptian, Syrian, Palestinian, Lebanese.
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Der Checkpoint Charlie war einer der bekanntesten Berliner Grenzübergänge durch die Berliner Mauer zwischen 1961 und 1990. Er verband in der Friedrichstraße zwischen Zimmerstraße und Kochstraße (beim gleichnamigen U-Bahnhof) den sowjetischen mit dem US-amerikanischen Sektor und damit den Ost-Berliner Bezirk Mitte mit dem West-Berliner Bezirk Kreuzberg. Der Kontrollpunkt wurde im August 1961 infolge des Mauerbaus eingerichtet, um die Grenzübertritte des westalliierten Militärpersonals, der Sowjetischen Militärverbindungsmission (SMM) und ausländischer Diplomaten erfassen zu können.
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Checkpoint Charlie (or "Checkpoint C") 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.
GDR leader Walter Ulbricht agitated and maneuvered to get the Soviet Union's permission for the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961 to stop Eastern Bloc emigration westward through the Soviet border system, preventing escape across the city sector border from East Berlin to West Berlin. Checkpoint Charlie became a symbol of the Cold War, representing the separation of East and West. Soviet and American tanks briefly faced each other at the location during the Berlin Crisis of 1961.
After the dissolution of the Eastern Bloc and the reunification of Germany, the building at Checkpoint Charlie became a tourist attraction. It is now located in the Allied Museum in the Dahlem neighborhood of Berlin.
A saved peace of the wall in Berlin, Germany. Seen at Checkpoint Charlie.
This name was given by the Western Allies to the best-known Berlin Wall crossing point between East Berlin and West Berlin during the Cold War.
Let's pray today for the people who have lost their lives in that periode.
No more wars, never again!
Listen to Pink Floyd: "Another Brick in the Wall"
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Wow, this peace of the wall is at Explore! Highest position: 252 on Thursday, August 18, 2011
Today 10-5-2012 still stable at Explore!!
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Checkpoint Charlie was the setting for many thrillers and spy novels, from James Bond in Octopussy to The Spy Who Came In From The Cold.
Located on the corner of Friedrichstraße and Zimmerstraße, it is a reminder of the former border crossing, the Cold War and the partition of Berlin. The barrier and checkpoint booth, the flag and the sandbags are all based on the original site – and are a popular subject for photos. It’s no wonder that Checkpoint Charlie is one of the sights of Berlin that you really should see.
Where did Checkpoint Charlie get its name?:
The name Checkpoint Charlie comes from the NATO phonetic alphabet (Alpha, Bravo, Charlie). After the border crossings at Helmstedt-Marienborn (Alpha) and Dreilinden-Drewitz (Bravo), Checkpoint Charlie was the third checkpoint opened by the Allies in and around Berlin. 1945 the allies divided Berlin into four sectors - France controlled the north-western, England the western and the USA the south-western parts of the city. The Soviet Union as allocated to the whole of the eastern part of Berlin.”
El famoso cartel de Checkpoint Charlie, uno de los signos de la Guerra Fría - Berlin (Alemania) - Marzo 2007
The famous Checkpoint Charlie sign, one of the landmarks of Cold War - Berlin (Germany) - March 2007
Checkpoint Charlie (or "Checkpoint C") 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.
Checkpoint Charlie has become one of Berlin's primary tourist attractions. An open-air exhibit was opened during the summer of 2006. Gallery walls along the Friedrichstraße and the Zimmerstraße inform on escape attempts, how the checkpoint was expanded, and its significance during the Cold War, in particular the confrontation of Soviet and American tanks in 1961. An overview of other important memorial sites and museums on the division of Germany and the wall is presented as well. Tourists can have their photographs taken for a fee with actors dressed as allied military policemen standing in front of the guard house. Several souvenir stands with fake military items and stores proliferate as well.
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Checkpoint Charlie (or "Checkpoint C") 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.
GDR leader Walter Ulbricht agitated and maneuvered to get the Soviet Union's permission to construct the Berlin Wall in 1961, to stop Eastern Bloc emigration westward through the Soviet border system, preventing escape across the city sector border from East Berlin to West Berlin.
Checkpoint Charlie became a symbol of the Cold War, representing the separation of East and West. Soviet and American tanks briefly faced each other at the location during the Berlin Crisis of 1961.
After the dissolution of the Eastern Bloc and the reunification of Germany, the building at Checkpoint Charlie became a tourist attraction. It is now located in the Allied Museum in the Dahlem neighborhood of Berlin.
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Replica of "US Army - Allied Checkpoint" barack with costumed "US soldier". /
Nachbildung der Baracke des "US Army - Allied Checkpoint" mit als US Soldaten uniformiertem Statisten. /
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Checkpoint Charlie, Kreuzberg, Berlin.
El Checkpoint Charlie fue el más famoso de los pasos fronterizos del Muro de Berlín entre 1945 y 1990. Se encontraba 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 usarlo 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 por la 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 las potencias 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 están 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 al 5 de julio de 2005, hubo también un polémico monumento a las víctimas del régimen de la RDA.
Checkpoint Charlie was the most famous of the Berlin Wall crossings between 1945 and 1990. It was on the Friedrichstraße and opened the way to the American control zone with the Soviet, where the Mitte and Kreuzberg districts are now connected. It was only allowed to be used for military and embassy employees of allies, foreigners, workers of the permanent delegation of the Federal Republic and officials of the GDR.
The name Charlie comes from the phonetic alphabet of NATO and is its third letter. Checkpoint Alpha was passing by the motorway at Helmstedt, Checkpoint Bravo the motorway junction at Dreilinden.
As a result of the SED leadership's attempt to restrict the Western powers' allied rights in Berlin, in October 1961 Soviet and US tanks positioned themselves with heavy ammunition.
Checkpoint Charlie was the scene of spectacular flight from East Berlin, some especially tragic as the death of Peter Fechter, bled in 1962 in the eyes of those who lived in West Berlin.
The checkpoint was demolished on June 22, 1990, so that except the Checkpoint Charlie Wall Museum there was nothing to remember, until August 13, 2000, when a reconstruction of the first checkpoint house was inaugurated , Identical except for sandbags, which are now filled with cement.
Today Checkpoint Charlie is one of Berlin's tourist attractions. Apart from the post, you can also see the museum dedicated to the history of the wall, the last flag of the Kremlin and several fragments of the German separation. From 31 October 2004 to 5 July 2005, there was also a controversial monument to the victims of the GDR regime.
Checkpoint Charlie as tourist attraction. The ersatz guard house is viewed from what was the American sector. Beyond it is a mast with an image of a Soviet soldier.
Opposite side with a US soldier.
Berlin (Germany)
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Berlin is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3,723,914 (2018) inhabitants make it the second most populous city proper of the European Union after London. The city is one of Germany's 16 federal states. It is surrounded by the state of Brandenburg, and contiguous with its capital, Potsdam. The two cities are at the center of the Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region, which is, with 6,004,857 (2015) inhabitants and an area of 30,370 square km, Germany's third-largest metropolitan region after the Rhine-Ruhr and Rhine-Main regions.
Berlin straddles the banks of the River Spree, which flows into the River Havel (a tributary of the River Elbe) in the western borough of Spandau. Among the city's main topographical features are the many lakes in the western and southeastern boroughs formed by the Spree, Havel, and Dahme rivers (the largest of which is Lake Müggelsee). Due to its location in the European Plain, Berlin is influenced by a temperate seasonal climate. About one-third of the city's area is composed of forests, parks, gardens, rivers, canals and lakes. The city lies in the Central German dialect area, the Berlin dialect being a variant of the Lusatian-New Marchian dialects.
First documented in the 13th century and situated at the crossing of two important historic trade routes, Berlin became the capital of the Margraviate of Brandenburg (1417–1701), the Kingdom of Prussia (1701–1918), the German Empire (1871–1918), the Weimar Republic (1919–1933), and the Third Reich (1933–1945). Berlin in the 1920s was the third largest municipality in the world. After World War II and its subsequent occupation by the victorious countries, the city was divided; West Berlin became a de facto West German exclave, surrounded by the Berlin Wall (1961–1989) and East German territory. East Berlin was declared capital of East Germany, while Bonn became the West German capital. Following German reunification in 1990, Berlin once again became the capital of all of Germany.
Berlin is a world city of culture, politics, media and science. Its economy is based on high-tech firms and the service sector, encompassing a diverse range of creative industries, research facilities, media corporations and convention venues. Berlin serves as a continental hub for air and rail traffic and has a highly complex public transportation network. The metropolis is a popular tourist destination. Significant industries also include IT, pharmaceuticals, biomedical engineering, clean tech, biotechnology, construction and electronics.
Berlin is home to world-renowned universities, orchestras, museums, and entertainment venues, and is host to many sporting events. Its Zoological Garden is the most visited zoo in Europe and one of the most popular worldwide. With the world's oldest large-scale movie studio complex, Berlin is an increasingly popular location for international film productions. The city is well known for its festivals, diverse architecture, nightlife, contemporary arts and a very high quality of living. Since the 2000s Berlin has seen the emergence of a cosmopolitan entrepreneurial scene.
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A party bike, fietscafé, bierfiets, pedal crawler, pedal pub, beer bike or bierbike is a multi-passenger human powered vehicle, invented in 1997 by Het Fietscafe BV from the Netherlands. A party bike is sometimes mistaken for a larger-scale version of a pedicab, but it is not, since the party bike is powered by the passengers while the steering and braking is controlled by a driver who does not provide pedaling power. Some also double as rolling refreshment stands. Human-powered party bikes have been in use for decades and have grown into several families of vehicles for a variety of purposes, including tourist rentals and private touring. Party bikes are often used for staff parties and bachelor or bachelorette parties. They are often available at tourist attractions where they are rented by the hour or day and often serve as a rolling refreshment stand. When used in conjunction with alcohol, a party bike usually is hired with a driver.
I visited Berlin in 1987 with my grandparents. I remember the trip as very exciting. You can see the East German watch tower in the background. Those who tried to flee from GDR (DDR) were shot and often killed. On the right side of the wall you can see the Axel Springer Verlag's building. Times have changed...
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In 1986 I stood at Checkpoint Charlie with my husband, boyfriend at the time. we also stood along a part of the wall that had a East German guard tower. The guard pointed his machine gun at us. All I could think about was all the people that died trying to cross the wall.
My son was in Berlin about 10 years ago. The sign above can now be purchased as a souvenir. Anyway, he brought it back from his travels.