What looks like a peaceful park today was once the "death strip" between East and West Berlin. The Berlin Wall Memorial at Bernauer Straße lets you walk along the former border and learn the stories behind it.
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@coffeeinnhostel.bsky.socialWhat looks like a peaceful park today was once the "death strip" between East and West Berlin. The Berlin Wall Memorial at Bernauer Straße lets you walk along the former border and learn the stories behind it.
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Today Potsdamer Platz is one of Berlin's busiest squares, but for almost 30 years the Berlin Wall ran straight through it. Markers like this one remind you where the city was once divided.
@coffeeinnhostel.bsky.social2,711 concrete slabs, right in the middle of the city. Walk in, get quiet, take your time. Some places you visit to feel, not to photograph. 🕯️
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@ekimellnea.bsky.socialEast German border guards had orders to shoot escapees. Some did. Some didn't. Facing another man across barbed wire forces hard choices. The wall tested souls on both sides.
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