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At the area of the former border checkpoint office buildings were built and the last empty sites will be closed with new office buildings in the future.
A short wall of bricks is the last original witness of the times of this world known border crossing point in the heart of Berlin.
A copy of the former Western Allied guardhouse was erected on the original place on August 13, 2000.
The Museum at Checkpoint Charlie, founded by Rainer Hildebrandt, offers an
exhibition about the Berlin Wall in the style of the 70s and has become a museum in the museum.
The museum is opened daily from 9am to 10pm and worth to be visited.
A 140 meter long section of the Berlin Wall was re-erected by the Museum
at Checkpoint Charlie on October 31, 2004 and nearby, a field of 1,065 crosses
represented
all victims of the East German border system. The temporary installation was
demolished in July 2005.
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Location
Friedrichstrasse/Zimmerstrasse
Subway: U6 Kochstrasse
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