BERLIN 1982-1985

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Graffiti on the Wall (der Mauer)

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Around the Wall (der Mauer)

Allied Checkpoint Charlie 01

Guard tower at the entrance to Checkpoint Charlie (the Russian side)

The Russian side of Checkpoint Charlie from the air

Allied Checkpoint Charlie 02

Allied Checkpoint Charlie at night

Bullet holes in brickwork, Checkpoint Charlie

Allied Checkpoint Charlie Protestor

Along the Berlin Wall through the middle of the city

Detail of the War damaged building

Bullet damaged building in Pottsdam

Glienicke Bridge (Glienicker Brucke) across the River Havel

East German Border Guard Boat on the River Havel

Glienicke Bridge (Glienicker Brucke) across the River Havel 02

View across the Bridge - Where the exchanges happened

Guard tower across River Havel near Glienicker Brucke

Along the River Havel near Glienicker Brucke

East German Border Guards in No-Man's Land

Memorial to some of those who died trying to escape to freedom

East German Guard Tower, No-Man's Land

Kothener Strasse - End of the line

House split through the middle

The remains of Hitler's Bunker from the air

The remains of Hitler's Bunker

Wall running through the forest

The bridge that no-one crosses

Looking across the bridge that no-one crosses

Looking into the east across the River Spree

Building stuck in the middle

One of the crosses used as a memorial to an attempted escapee

View along the wall looking into the east

Guard tower at the Heerstrasse Checkpoint

Mark One guard tower with East German soldier

Two different version guard towers

Line of vehicle traps looking along no-man's land 01

One of the free-roaming guard dogs

Guard tower and no-man's land

Newer style guard tower

Across the River Spree into East Berlin

The new and the old 02

View along no-man's land - The death zone

The wall towards the north of the city

East German/Russian standard at Heerstrasse Checkpoint

Entrance to Heerstrasse Checkpoint

View over Heerstrasse Checkpoint

East German Border Camp 1984

Border guards off for tea break?

Border Guards 01

Border Guards 02

Border Guards 03

Border Guards 04

Brandenburg Gate (Tor)

Brandeburg Gate (Brandenburger Tor) 01

Brandeburg Gate (Brandenburger Tor) 02

Brandeburg Gate (Brandenburger Tor) 03

Brandeburg Gate (Brandenburger Tor) 04

Brandeburg Gate (Brandenburger Tor) 05

Brandeburg Gate (Brandenburger Tor) 06

Brandeburg Gate (Brandenburger Tor) 07

Brandeburg Gate (Brandenburger Tor) 08

Brandeburg Gate (Brandenburger Tor) 09

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Brandeburg Gate (Brandenburger Tor) 11

Charlottenburg Palace (Schloss Charlottenburg)

Charlottenburg Palace 01

Charlottenburg Palace 02

Charlottenburg Palace from the air

Dome tower of Charlottenburg Palace

Statue in front of Charlottenburg Palace

Charlottenburg Palace 03

Charlottenburg Palace 04

Charlottenburg Palace 05

They Died Trying for Freedom

Memorial to 8 citizens who died trying to cross The Wall

Memorial to Ottfried Reck who died trying to escape tyranny 1962 01

Memorial to unknown escapee 1965

Memorial to Olga Seglar, Died trying to make a bid for freedom 1961

Memorials to the dead

Memorial to Ida Siekmann 1961

Memorial to Ottfried Reck who died trying to escape tyranny 1962 02

Another large memorial to various, known and unknown escapees

Ottfried Reck 1962

Ernst Mundt 1962

Bernd Lunser 1961

Rudolph Urban 1961

Memorial to some of those who died trying to escape

The International Congress Centre (ICC) & Funkturm

ICC, Funkturm & Avus from the air

Statue in front of ICC at night - Funkturm in background 01

Interior main hall of ICC

'Ecbatane - man builds his city' statue, ICC

Hands - Detail of the Statue

Funkturm 01

ICC and Funkturm, with Avus running past

ICC & Funkturm 01

Statue in front of ICC - Funkturm in background

Statue in front of ICC at night - Funkturm in background 02

'Ecbatane - man builds his city' statue

Funkturm 02

Funkturm 03

'Ecbatane - man builds his city' statue at night

Various Landmarks of 1980's Berlin

Soviet War Memorial from the air 01

Large statue of a Soviet soldier atop Soviet War Memorial 01

Russian guards in front of the Soviet War Memorial

Staue of Soviet soldier standing over the Soviet guards

Soviet War Memorial from the Air 02

Changing of the Guard 01

Large statue of a Soviet soldier atop Soviet War Memorial 02

Changing of the Guard 02

Artwork adorned many of the buildings of Berlin in the 1980's 01

Artwork adorned many of the buildings of Berlin in the 1980's 02

Artwork adorned many of the buildings of Berlin in the 1980's 03

Artwork adorned many of the buildings of Berlin in the 1980's 04

Artwork adorned many of the buildings of Berlin in the 1980's 05

The Reichstag from the air

The Reichstag facade

The Reichstag 01

The Reichstag 02

The Reichstag 03

The Reichstag - 'Dem Deutschen Volke'

The Reichstag 04

Water Clock in the Europa Centre

The Eternal Flame, Theodor-Heuss-Platz

Spandau Prison 01

Spandau Prison 02

Crest over the gates of Spandau Prison

Spandau Prison 03

Old Lamp Post, Spandau

Spandau Lock 01

Spandau Lock 02

Plötzensee Memorial 01

Plötzensee Memorial 02

The Urn ('the urn contains soil from german concentration camps'); Plötzensee Memorial

'Hanging Room', Plötzensee Memorial

View across Grunewald to Teufelsberg Listening Station

Teufelsberg Listening Station

Grunewaldturm 01

Grunewaldturm 02

Statue of Kaiser Wilhelm I, Grunewaldturm 01

Statue of Kaiser Wilhelm I, Grunewaldturm 02

Grunewaldturm 03

Berlin Victory Column

Bronze sculpture of Victoria, the Roman goddess of victory, atop the Victory Column 01

Bronze sculpture of Victoria, the Roman goddess of victory, atop the Victory Column 02

The Statue in front of ICC; 'Ecbatane; Man builds a city'

Potsdamm Station Ruin

Brickwork detail on Ruin of Potsdamm St

Potsdamm Station brickwork

The old and the new

Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church from the air

Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church 01