Checkpoint Charlie, ground zero in the Cold War split between East and West, is a top attraction for Berlin tourists. It is now threatened with development that could overshadow the site.

Checkpoint Charlie, named after the third letter in the American military alphabet, is a magnet for tourists in Berlin with over 700,000 visitors annually.

The adjacent Checkpoint Charlie museum – established in 1963 on the West German side of the border and Berlin’s second-busiest with 700,000 visitors last year – is not in jeopardy.

The construction of the Berlin Wall began on August 13, 1961. One of eight inner-city border crossings was created on Friedrichstrasse. Today, Checkpoint Charlie is a special place of remembrance.

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It was the most determined show of U.S. strength since the Berlin crisis began, but staged belatedly, over a narrow issue. If one U.S. bulldozer had been at work on Aug. 13 to stop East Germany ...

Berlin, Germany, June 22, 1990: Dignitaries stand in front of Checkpoint Charlie as the historic guard post is removed by a crane. The site of many daring escapes, one infamous showdown between U ...

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Visitors to Vail Village in the coming years will have the opportunity to watch a new tree take root and grow in one of the most iconic spots in town — Checkpoint Charlie. The large tree that formerly ...