Tunnel 57
Tunnel 57 was a tunnel under the Berlin Wall that on 3 and 4 October 1964 was the location of a mass escape by 57 East Berlin citizens to West Berlin. It was built from the basement of an empty bakery at 97 Bernauer Straße in West Berlin, under the Berlin…Photo: N-Lange.de, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Berlin Wall and Chapel of Reconciliation.
Berlin Wall
Photo: fauxaddress, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 380 metres southwest of Tunnel 57.
Chapel of Reconciliation
Church
Photo: Code, CC BY 3.0 de.
The Chapel of Reconciliation is a place of worship in Berlin, Germany. It stands on the site of the old Church of Reconciliation, on Bernauer Strasse in the Mitte district. Chapel of Reconciliation is situated 130 metres southwest of Tunnel 57.
Pergamon Museum
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Pergamon Museum is a listed building on the Museum Island in the historic centre of Berlin, Germany. It was built from 1910 to 1930 by order of Emperor Wilhelm II and according to plans by Alfred Messel and Ludwig Hoffmann in Stripped Classicism style. Pergamon Museum is situated 2 km south of Tunnel 57.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Spandauer Vorstadt and Scheunenviertel.
Spandauer Vorstadt
Quarter
Spandauer Vorstadt is a historic district in what is now the Mitte district of Berlin.
Scheunenviertel
Neighborhood
Scheunenviertel is a neighborhood of Mitte in the centre of Berlin. It is situated to the north of the medieval Altberlin area, east of the Rosenthaler Straße and Hackescher Markt.
Tunnel 57
- Type: Historic site
- Description: tunnel under the Berlin Wall that in October of 1964 was the location of a mass escape by 57 East Berlin citizens
- Categories: rescue tunnel, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Berlin, Berlin, Stadt, Berlin, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.5368° or 52° 32′ 13″ northLongitude
13.39282° or 13° 23′ 34″ eastOpen location code
9F4MG9PV+P4OpenStreetMap ID
way 217745520OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesWikidata ID
Q2459918
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