Berlin · History
From the Reichstag to the Wall: the century that split Berlin
Six stops on the exact stage of Germany's 20th century: the parliament that burned in 1933, the gate trapped behind the Wall, the Holocaust memorial, the site of the Gestapo headquarters and the border crossing where the Cold War nearly boiled over. We finish in a square that reminds you Berlin was also built by refugees.
- 6 stops
- 3.1 km
- 2 h
- Free
The route
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What you’ll discover
From the Reichstag to the Wall: the century that split Berlin
Two dictatorships, one walk
From Nazi power to the East German Wall, in places just minutes apart on foot.
The original Wall
A genuine stretch of concrete and the markers in the pavement showing where it once ran.
Real or staged?
We tell you what is original and what is reconstruction, at places like Checkpoint Charlie.
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