Checkpoint Charlie – Berlin’s most famous border crossing
Nowadays, travelling through Berlin is easy and hassle-free, but only 30 years ago many Berlin residents were actually forbidden from accessing many parts of the city. Up until November 9th 1989, Berlin was still divided into two zones – Berlin (the West) and East Berlin, the former capital city of East Germany (DDR). East German citizens were prohibited from travelling to the West without special authorization, and West Berlin residents as well as foreigners, were subject to strict inspection procedures before crossing the border.