Summary:
This article touches on several historic sites that visitors to Berlin should see. Included are the Berlin Wall site, Checkpoint Charley, the Reichstag and others...

Details or Sample:
Excerpts

Berlin is a city that is steeped in history. Whether you are traveling alone, with a companion or with the entire family, there is much to see and do in Berlin.

Historical sites are abundant in Berlin. From the Brandenburg Gate to the Berlin Wall and Checkpoint Charley, there is much to see that has to do with the history of the city.

The Brandenburg Gate

After the fall of Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989, the Brandenburg Gate has been the symbol of unified Berlin. During the cold war, the Pariser Platz was desolate. Today it has been redeveloped to its former glory...

_______________________

The Berlin Wall

The Berlin Wall was constructed in 1961. Before that people who lived in East and West Berlin could move freely from East to West and back. Many of these people were drawn to the West because of its prosperity.

The authorities of East Berlin decided the border between the East and West should be closed to prohibit 20,000 East Germans per month from moving to the West. The official announcement called the Berlin Wall an “antifascist protection barrier.” On August 13, 1961, the day after the decision was made to close the border, Berliners awoke to find barbed wire dividing the city. Later, a 3.6 meter wall was constructed and the “death zone” ran along the Wall’s east side. The wall housed 57...

____________________

The Holocaust Memorial

The City of Berlin dedicated the Holocaust Memorial on the 60th anniversary of the end of WWII and the fall of the Nazi regime. The Memorial was erected in May 2005, to commemorate the mass murder of six million European Jews by Adolph Hitler and his army.

The first proposal for the Holocaust Memorial occurred in 1988. It was not approved until 11 years later. In 1999, approval was given for the controversial design that was submitted by Peter Eiseman, a US architect.

The Holocaust Memorial is open...

AND MORE...

Purchase this content for your website...

Pricing:
Usage:	$40	[Add to Cart]
Unique:	$40	[Add to Cart]
Full Rights:	$40	[Add to Cart]

Downloads: 0
Written by: Mary M. Alward
Available File Types:Text
Words: 800