The Berlin Wall | Berlin Wall Foundation - Stiftung Berliner Mauer
1989年11月9日 · The 155-kilometer-long Berlin Wall, which cut through the middle of the city center, surrounded West Berlin from August 13, 1961 to November 9, 1989. The Wall was designed to prevent people from escaping to the West from East Berlin. In 1961, the SED began adding additional obstacles to the border, expanding the Wall into a complex multi ...
The Berlin Wall Memorial | Berlin Wall Foundation - Stiftung …
The Berlin Wall Memorial runs along both sides of Bernauer Strasse. The outdoor exhibition, which uses the Bernauer Strasse to illustrate the history of the Berlin Wall, is presented on the former border strip, which was situated on the East Berlin side of the border. This area also includes the official monument dedicated to the memory of the ...
Foundation Homepage | Berlin Wall Foundation - Stiftung Berliner …
About the Berlin Wall Foundation. We present history at the historical site. Our task is to document the history of the Berlin Wall and the migration movements from the GDR that occurred as part of and under the impact of the German division and the East-West conflict in the 20th century. More about the Foundation.
Tours | Berlin Wall Foundation - Stiftung Berliner Mauer
Public Tours. We are currently offering overview tours regularly on weekends at these historical sites. Berlin Wall Memorial (English tour also available) East Side Gallery (English tour also available) Marienfelde Refugee Center Museum. An advance reservation is not necessary. The tours are conducted with audio guides and cost €3,50 per person.
Tours | Berlin Wall Foundation - Stiftung Berliner Mauer
Public Guided Tours. Public overview tours on various topics and for different target groups take place regularly at the Berlin Wall Memorial. The tours last around 1 hour and are conducted with audio guides. These tours are free of charge for schoolchildren. Registration is not required..
The Berlin Wall on Mühlenstrasse: 1961-1989
When the Wall was built on August 13, 1961, the River Spree between Friedrichshain and Kreuzberg became part of the border strip. The entire width of the river here belonged to East Berlin. West Berlin territory began at the riverbank on the Kreuzberg side. Thus the East Side Gallery exists today on a section of former Hinterlandmauer, the ...
Digital Guide | Berlin Wall Foundation - Stiftung Berliner Mauer
To mark the 35th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the foundation is presenting a varied programme, special exhibitions and a themed page with all the information on events, historical background and photographs. The Wall on Bernauer Strasse was just a part of a 155-kilometer-long border that went all around West Berlin.
East Side Gallery: Online Exhibition | Berlin Wall Foundation
The East Side Gallery is a place of remembrance of the division of the city and of at least 13 people who died here at the Berlin Wall between 1961 and 1989. It is a testimony to the euphoria of the fall of the Wall and at the same time a reminder of the sorrowful experiences of the year of upheaval 1990. The East Side Gallery is a monument in ...
Research Projects | Berlin Wall Foundation - Stiftung Berliner Mauer
The Berlin Wall Foundation holds a large collection of interviews with former border guards. These serve as the basis for a project begun in 2021 that examines the connection between the politics, individual and collective memory in light of ongoing debates about the shortcomings of the unification process and the disregard of East German ...
Outdoor Exhibition | Berlin Wall Foundation - Stiftung Berliner Mauer
Outdoor Exhibition. The permanent outdoor exhibition in the former border strip is located at the historical site and uses it to explain the purpose and function of the Berlin Wall. It describes the area and the important events that took place here, placing them in historical context. It tells the stories of people whose lives were restricted ...