Berlin wall subvertion

Kleingartenanlage

Humboldthain

One of the oldest cemeteries in Berlin.

Memorial to German Wars of Liberation 1813-15.

Almost totally destroyed.

Under monument restoration act now is fully restored.

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The Parliament of Trees (also known as The Parliament of Trees against war and violence) is a memorial for the death victims of the Berlin Wall, which was installed on 9 November 1990 by performance artist Ben Wagin.

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Memorial to the Murdered Jews 19,000 square metres where 2711 concrete area is open day and night and from all four sides you can fully immerse yourself in the

headquarters. For 22 years, the wall separated freedom of opinion in the West from the muzzle of the Warsaw Pact, which punished any consumption of GDR, the Springer building became a symbol of

East side gallery

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to watch guards open a new crossing point near Potsdamer Platz.

persecution and terror were located: the headquarters of the Gestapo, the

a reminder of the former border crossing, the Cold based on the original site.

The memorial stood for all the souls that died at muhlerstrass by shots or by hypothermia and exhaustion from passing the spree river, also for the innocent who didn’t even try

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died due to the GDR monopoly on the water front that prevented even rescue mission to take place from the western side 5 children died due to it on the west side

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Part of the monoploy of the water surfac and the canal controller leat to putting Volkspolizei on a structure built in the spree river blocking the

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A memorial is found on site in memory of the children who were shot around “Sorgenfrei” Garden Colony.

On 11 June 1962, Wolfgang Glode was shot dead in the “Sorgenfrei” Garden Colony. While some border policemen were showing their submachine guns to some children playing Lance Corporal K. responsible: he had shown the children his On 14 March 1966 border guards near the same garden colony shot dead Jorg Hartmann, aged 10 and and Lothar

FRANCISCO MAHMOUD LUBNA GUARAUV MARCJIANA

accident that had occurred outside the border zone.

Christian Peter Friese went to the night of 25 December 1970, he entered the border strip at Kollnische

mother was told that her son had been

currently a green trail that is used as a to seperate the neighbourhoods beyond

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Parks Parks

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Memorial to German Memorial to German Wars Wars of Liberation 1813-15. of Liberation 1813-15.

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accident accident that hadthat occurred had occurred outsideoutside the border the zone. border zone.

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STANDING STANDINGWALL WALL

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SPATIAL SPATIALQUALITY QUALITYLAYER LAYER BAUMER BAUMER STRASSE STRASSE

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SURROUNDING SURROUNDING LANDMARKS LANDMARKS BETWEEN SEMI BETWEEN PUBLIC SEMI AND PUBLIC AND PUBLIC FACILITIES PUBLIC FACILITIES

INTERSECTING INTERSECTING MAIN STREETS MAIN STREETS

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Border Crossing Border Crossing High Impact High Impact Zone Zone Border Crossing Border Crossing Lesser Impact Lesser Impact Zone Zone Important Important Landscape Landscape Trails Trails

Important Important Crossings Crossings

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Golitzer park Golitzer park + + The abandoned railway The abandoned railway

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GDR GDR Observatory Observatory + Schiff Dr.Ingrid Wengler + Schiff Dr.Ingrid Wengler Molecule man Molecule man

Golitzer park Golitzer park + + The abandoned railway The abandoned railway

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y The Landmark+ The Landmark+ Oberbaum Bridge Oberbaum Bridge

TeeTee Pee community + + Pee community The techno clubs The techno clubs

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with densty of three per withroots densty of unit three roots per unit

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