Berlin Wall
1. Construction of the Berlin Wall began on August 13 1961 as a way of separating the three zones controlled by France, Britain and America from the zone controlled by the Soviet Union.
2. Official figures show that at least 136 people died trying to cross the border. People attempting to get from East to West were regarded as traitors and guards were instructed to shoot at them if they attempted to cross, although not to kill them.
3. The west side of the Berlin wall was covered in graffiti. The East side was not.
importance- The Berlin Wall came to show the different ideologies between the different systems of governments, how they worked and what the people thought about them.
Check Point Charlie
1. Currently a tourist attraction. It is now located in the Allied Museum in the Dahlem neighborhood of Berlin.
2. The standoff began as a dispute over whether or not East German border guards are authorized to check U.S. diplomats.
3. Initially it was only a gate so one person crashed with a car right through it. A pole was put in place at least two people came in convertibles, simply took the windscreen down and slipped right underneath it. As a result the barrier was lowered uprights were added. Checkpoint Charlie was secured.
importance- symbol of the Cold War, representing the separation of East and West.
Jewish Museum
1. The museum was opened in 2001 and is one of Berlin’s most frequented museums.
2. The empty new building by architect Daniel Libeskind was an unexpected visitor attraction.
3. One of the largest Jewish Museums in Europe.
importance- teaching Germany's Jewish history
Victory Column
1. Designed by Heinrich Strack, after 1864 to commemorate the Prussian victory in the Danish-Prussian War.
2. Major tourist attraction in the city of Berlin. The column is anchored on a solid fundament of polished red granite and basically sits on a hall of pillars. The base of the column is decorated with bas-reliefs of battles. The mosaic frieze made by Anton von Werner depicts the founding of the German Empire in 1871.
3. Next to Brandenburg Gate, German Parliament, Television Tower and Berlin Cathedral one of the most significant monuments in Berlin.
importance- victories in the so called unification wars
The Brandenburg Gate
1. located in the western part of the city centre of Berlin. One block to the north stands the Reichstag building. The gate is the monumental entry to Unter den Linden.
2. commissioned by King Frederick William II of Prussia as a sign of peace and built by Carl Gotthard Langhans from 1788 to 1791.
3. During the post-war Partition of Germany, the gate was isolated and inaccessible immediately next to the Berlin Wall.
importance- site for major historical events and is today considered a symbol of the tumultuous history of Europe and Germany, but also of European unity and peace.
1. Construction of the Berlin Wall began on August 13 1961 as a way of separating the three zones controlled by France, Britain and America from the zone controlled by the Soviet Union.
2. Official figures show that at least 136 people died trying to cross the border. People attempting to get from East to West were regarded as traitors and guards were instructed to shoot at them if they attempted to cross, although not to kill them.
3. The west side of the Berlin wall was covered in graffiti. The East side was not.
importance- The Berlin Wall came to show the different ideologies between the different systems of governments, how they worked and what the people thought about them.
Check Point Charlie
1. Currently a tourist attraction. It is now located in the Allied Museum in the Dahlem neighborhood of Berlin.
2. The standoff began as a dispute over whether or not East German border guards are authorized to check U.S. diplomats.
3. Initially it was only a gate so one person crashed with a car right through it. A pole was put in place at least two people came in convertibles, simply took the windscreen down and slipped right underneath it. As a result the barrier was lowered uprights were added. Checkpoint Charlie was secured.
importance- symbol of the Cold War, representing the separation of East and West.
Jewish Museum
1. The museum was opened in 2001 and is one of Berlin’s most frequented museums.
2. The empty new building by architect Daniel Libeskind was an unexpected visitor attraction.
3. One of the largest Jewish Museums in Europe.
importance- teaching Germany's Jewish history
Victory Column
1. Designed by Heinrich Strack, after 1864 to commemorate the Prussian victory in the Danish-Prussian War.
2. Major tourist attraction in the city of Berlin. The column is anchored on a solid fundament of polished red granite and basically sits on a hall of pillars. The base of the column is decorated with bas-reliefs of battles. The mosaic frieze made by Anton von Werner depicts the founding of the German Empire in 1871.
3. Next to Brandenburg Gate, German Parliament, Television Tower and Berlin Cathedral one of the most significant monuments in Berlin.
importance- victories in the so called unification wars
The Brandenburg Gate
1. located in the western part of the city centre of Berlin. One block to the north stands the Reichstag building. The gate is the monumental entry to Unter den Linden.
2. commissioned by King Frederick William II of Prussia as a sign of peace and built by Carl Gotthard Langhans from 1788 to 1791.
3. During the post-war Partition of Germany, the gate was isolated and inaccessible immediately next to the Berlin Wall.
importance- site for major historical events and is today considered a symbol of the tumultuous history of Europe and Germany, but also of European unity and peace.
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