Berlin Customs Wall

The Berlin Customs Wall was a ring wall around the historic city of Berlin, between 1737 and 1860; the wall itself had no defence function but was used to facilitate the levying of taxes on the import and export of goods, which was the primary income of many cities at the time.

Photo: Jörg Zägel, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: City walls
Description: wall of berlin to 1860
Also known as: “Berliner Zoll- und Akzisemauer”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Berlin Hbf and Berlin Wall.

Berlin Hbf

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Berlin Hauptbahnhof is the railway hub and main station of Berlin. Although the station isn't large, the multi-level station may appear confusing for first-time visitors.

Berlin Wall

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The Berlin Wall was a concrete barrier separating Western and Eastern parts of Berlin from 1961 to 1989. It is regarded as one of the symbols of the Cold War. Berlin Wall is situated 1 km northeast of Berlin Customs Wall.

Museum für Naturkunde Berlin

Museum

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The Museum für Naturkunde Berlin is a natural history museum located in Berlin, Germany. It exhibits a vast range of specimens from various segments of natural history and in such domain it is one of three major museums in Germany alongside Naturmuseum Senckenberg in Frankfurt and Museum Koenig in Bonn. Museum für Naturkunde Berlin is situated 240 metres north of Berlin Customs Wall.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Europacity and Dorotheenstadt.

Europacity

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Europacity is a locality and large urban development area located in the Berlin district of Moabit in the borough of Mitte, Berlin, Germany. It is one of the largest building areas in the city north of Europaplatz and Berlin Hauptbahnhof.

Dorotheenstadt

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Dorotheenstadt is a historic zone or neighbourhood of central Berlin, Germany, which forms part of the locality of Mitte within the borough also called Mitte.