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East Berlin (German: Ost-Berlin; pronounced [ˈɔstbɛʁˌliːn] ⓘ) was the partially recognised capital of East Germany (GDR) from 1949 to 1990. From 1945, it was the Soviet occupation sector of Berlin .
East Berlin, eastern part of the city of Berlin that served as the capital of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) until the reunification of Germany in 1990. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
- East Berlin: Capital of the German Democratic Republic. East Berlin was the capital of East Germany until the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and East and West Germany reunited less than a year later.
- A city is divided: building of the Wall in 1961. Although Berlin had been divided into four occupation zones since the end of World War II, the East German government’s construction of the “anti-fascist protection wall” was in response to the increasing number of its own citizens fleeing to West Berlin seeking asylum.
- Life with the Wall. West Berlin and West Germany were literally eliminated from the official maps issued by the East German government. The people of East Berlin were now living in a city which was dominated by a fear-inspiring edifice, while openly speaking about it became taboo.
- Housing and Architecture. To overcome the great housing shortage in the East, the government began erecting new tower block housing estates made from large concrete panels.
- The Stasi Prison Memorial. Hohenschönhausen is a code word for dehumanization and political terror during the GDR. Deep in the heart of former East Berlin, this former police complex was the place where political opponents, real or imagined, were interned.
- The GDR Museum of Everyday Life. The GDR lived for forty years. A historically short period of time, but enough to allow for the renewal of generations.
- The Soviet Memorial in Treptow Park. On the edge of a gentrified neighborhood, stands a gigantic Russian memorial to the Soviet soldiers who fell in the Battle of Berlin in 1945.
- The Memorial of June 17, 1953. Today's Ministry of Finance is located on the premises of the former GDR House of Ministries, at the heart of a National Socialist architectural complex: the Luftwaffe Aviation Ministry.
Aug 14, 2024 · For history lovers or fans of spy movies, East Berlin is an essential stop on any trip to Germany, and train travelers will find themselves right on its doorstep if they are entering the city from Berlin Central Station. Image Credit: Getty Images, Clement LEONARD. Image Location: Berlin, Germany. Start at Checkpoint Charlie.
It was on 9 November 1989, five days after half a million people gathered in East Berlin in a mass protest, that the Berlin Wall dividing communist East Germany from West Germany crumbled.
2 Days in East Berlin: What to do and See. by Silvia Demick. I spent the first day of my trip to Berlin trying to get to acquainted with the city, zigzagging across the not-so-invisible boundary that used to divide the German capital into two halves.
