Sample Tours
Why not try out the WallGuide multimedia tour for yourself? Just click on the WallGuide extracts to find out more about the Berlin Wall and its history!Sophienfriedhof cemetery / Traces of the Wall / Guard dog runs
The Sophienfriedhof cemetery site - background with extracts from eyewitness interviews.Commentary by Reiner Klemke, Director of Memorials at the Berlin Governing Mayor's Office / Copyright: Berlin State Archive DVD: The Berlin Wall
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Berlin Wall Documentation Centre / Escape and Separation / Escape through the barbed wire
Bernauer Strasse's unique location attracted numerous escapes and provided a backdrop to various dramatic events. Historical film clips show, for example, how a West Berlin bride was only allowed to wave to her parents on the East Berlin side of the street.Copyright: Berlin State Archive DVD: The Berlin Wall
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Checkpoint Charlie / Cold War confrontation
In October, American and Soviet tanks directly faced each other in a border stand-off at Checkpoint Charlie. The Western Allies were ready to accept the fact of the Berlin Wall but insisted on the right to free access into East Berlin as guaranteed under the Four Power Agreement. This section of the tour locates Berlin within political events on the international stage.Copyright: Berlin State Archive DVD: The Berlin Wall
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East Side Gallery / Oberbaumbrücke bridge / Emotional reunions
Background on pass regulations and the reunions in the 1960sCopyright: Berlin State Archive The Berlin Wall DVD Division - Separation - Healing
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