Checkpoint Charlie
Checkpoint Charlie was the Western Bloc's name for the best-known Berlin Wall crossing point between East Berlin and West Berlin during the Cold War, becoming a symbol of the Cold War, representing the separation of East and West.
The Central Intelligence Agency, Public domain.- Tourist attraction
- …is also known as “Check Point C”
- …is wheelchair accessible
- Description: border checkpoint between East Berlin and West Berlin
- Address: Friedrichstraße 43-45, Berlin, 10969
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wall Museum and Topography of Terror.
Wall Museum
The Wall Museum – Museum Haus am Checkpoint Charlie is a private museum in Berlin.
Topography of Terror
The Topography of Terror is an outdoor and indoor history museum in Berlin, Germany. Topography of Terror is situated 430 metres west of Checkpoint Charlie.
Brandenburg Gate
The Brandenburg Gate is an 18th-century neoclassical monument in Berlin, Germany. Brandenburg Gate is situated 1¼ km northwest of Checkpoint Charlie.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Friedrichstadt and Friedrichswerder.
Friedrichstadt
Friedrichstadt was an independent suburb of Berlin…
Friedrichswerder
Neighborhood
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Dorotheenstadt
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Checkpoint Charlie
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Latitude
52.50743° or 52° 30′ 27″ north
Longitude
13.39038° or 13° 23′ 25″ east
Open location code
9F4MG94R+X5
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OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Uzbek—“Checkpoint Charlie” goes by many names.
Checkpoint CharlieAfrikaans
نقطة تفتيش تشارليArabic
Չեքփոյնթ ՉարլիArmenian
Çekpoynt ÇarliAzerbaijani
Checkpoint CharlieBasque
Checkpoint CBelarusian
Checkpoint CharlieBelarusian
Чэкпойнт ЧарліBelarusian
Checkpoint CharlieBreton
Чекпойнт ЧарлиBulgarian
Checkpoint CharlieCatalan
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查理檢查哨Chinese
查理檢查哨博物館Chinese
Checkpoint CharlieCroatian
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Checkpoint CharlyDutch
نقطة تفتيش تشارلىEgyptian Arabic
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Check Point CGreek
Σημείο ελέγχου ΤσάρλιGreek
צ’ק פוינט צ’ארליHebrew
צ’ק פוינט צ’רליHebrew
Checkpoint CharlieHungarian
Checkpoint CharlieIcelandic
Checkpoint CharlieIndonesian
Checkpoint CharlieItalian
チェックポイント・チャーリーJapanese
チャーリー検問所Japanese
체크포인트 찰리Korean
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Checkpoint CharlieLuxembourgish
ചെക്പോയ്ന്റ് ചാർളിMalayalam
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Checkpoint CharlieOccitan (post 1500)
ایستبازرسی چارلیPersian
Checkpoint CharliePolish
Checkpoint CharlieRomanian
КПП ФридрихштрассеRussian
КПП ЧарлиRussian
Чекпойнт ЧарлиRussian
Контролна тачка ЧарлиSerbian
Чекпоинт ЧарлиSerbian
Checkpoint CharlieSlovak
Checkpoint CharlieSlovenian
Checkpoint CharlieSwedish
Tsekpoint CharlieTagalog
Çarli Kontrol NoktasıTurkish
Checkpoint CharlieTurkish
Чекпойнт-ЧарліUkrainian
چیک پوائنٹ چارلیUrdu
Checkpoint CharlieUzbek
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