Red brick excavated foundations walls of Bernauer Strasse 10a,with information panels, looking north-east, Berlin Wall, Germany
In 2010-11 archaeologists excavated the foundation walls of a building that once stood at 10a Bernauer Strasse. The building stood in east Berlin, while the sidewalk in front, along Bernauer Strasse, lay in West Berlin. A 'Human Suffering' information panel reads: 'before the Wall was built the residents of the border houses, ... situated directly behind the border, enjoyed a certain freedom. They had immediate and uncontrolled access to the West. When the border was closed on August 13, 1961, the residents lost the privilege. The Wall also separated friends and families living on Bernauer Strasse. residents on the east side were faced with the decision of whether to go or stay. Many decided to flee. The SED reacted to the large numbers of escapes by forcing all the residents of the border houses to leave their homes by October. After that the buildings stood empty. The windows were completely bricked-up by mid-November. This became the dominant image of Bernauer Strasse until February 1965, when the systematic demolition began. Only the remains of building fronts, behind which the actual Wall stood, remained standing. These facade ruins were torn down in 1980, when the new Berlin Wall was erected. Until 1989, the East Berlin side of Bernauer Strasse was a wasteland used by the border regime and equipped with numerous barriers and guarded by armed soldiers ...' A view looking north-east along Bernauer Strasse.
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Location: Foundation walls, Bernauer Strasse 10a, Berlin Wall, Berlin, Germany
Photo credit: © robert harrison / Alamy / Afripics
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