Vertical wide angle of Checkpoint Charlie, the infamous border crossing viewed from what was the American sector.
Vertical wide angle of Checkpoint Charlie, the infamous border crossing viewed from what was the American sector with the image of a Soviet soldier on top of the ersatz 'cabin'. Checkpoint Charlie became a symbol of the Cold War, representing the separation of east and west In the years after reunification, a reproduction of the 1960's ersatz (wooden booth) was placed at the site of the original and is now one of the most photographed structures in Berlin.
Size: 3421px × 5111px
Location: Germany Berlin
Photo credit: © Anne-Marie Palmer / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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