The Berlin Wall has long since disappeared from reunified Berlin. Memories of the Wall, however, are still very much alive, and many of the visitors who come from all over the world are disappointed or surprised to find that so little remains of Berlin’s most infamous structure.
The two halves of the city, separated for decades, have in fact been visibly reunited, while the remaining sections of the GDR’s border fortifications have lost their power to terrify and are being preserved for future generations.
A moment of silence can help visitors grasp the message of the memorial sites dedicated to people who died trying to cross the Wall. These pages are intended as a guide to exploring the former course of the Wall.