Photo of Checkpoint Charlie

-- Checkpoint Charlie was a crossing point between East and West Berlin during the Cold War. Many other checkpoints existed, some for German citizens, others for foreigners and members of Allied forces. Checkpoint Charlie is at the junction of Friedrichstrasse with Zimmerstrasse and - amazingly - Mauerstrasse Wall Street in the Friedrichstadt neighborhood, in the heart of Berlin, which was divided by the Berlin Wall. The Soviets simply called it the Friedrichstrasse Crossing Point.