Visual Images of The Berlin Wall ms. moy
Berlin, Potsdamer Plaza, 1960s
Berlin, Checkpoint Charlie View from West to East Berlin, 1961
Berlin Brandenburg Gate without Quadriga View from West to East Berlin, mid-1950s
Berlin Brandenburg Gate View from West to East Berlin, 1967
Berlin Brandenburg Gate, March 7, 1998 Minutes before opening the gates for public traffic
Berlin Brandenburg Gate, July 1999 Love Parade
Basic facts at the time of July 31, 1998 Total border length around West Berlin: 96 mi / 155 km Border between East and West Berlin: 27 mi / 43.1 km Border between West Berlin and East Germany: 69 mi / 111.9 km Border through residential areas in Berlin: 23 mi / 37 km Concrete segment wall: 3.6m (11.81 ft.) high, 66 mi / 106 km Wire mesh fencing: 41 mi / 66.5 km Anti-vehicle trenches: 65 mi / 105.5 km Contact or signal fence: 79 mi / 127.5 km Column track: 6-7 m (7.33 yd) wide, 77 mi / 124.3 km Number of watch towers: 302 Number of bunkers: 20 Persons killed on the Berlin Wall: 192 Persons injured by shooting: ca. 200
Source Heiko Burkhardt. Berlin Wall. http://www.dailysoft.com/berlinwall
Berlin, 1961. Berlin Wall at Zimmerstrasse/Markgrafenstrasse West Berliners watching over the Wall to the East