Checkpoint Charlie
The best known crossing point on the Berlin Wall, on Friedrichstrasse between the American and Soviet sectors. In October 1961 American and Soviet tanks faced each other here. A replica guard hut and an open air exhibition mark the spot today.
- Where
- Berlin, Germany
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 52.5075, 13.3903
Get the Checkpoint Charlie stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Checkpoint Charlie. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Berlin volume with your photos and a note.
Near Checkpoint Charlie
Topography of Terror 0.5 km
An outdoor and indoor history museum on Niederkirchnerstrasse, formerly Prinz-Albrecht-Strasse. It stands on the site of the buildings used by the SS Reich Security Main Office and the Gestapo during the Nazi regime from 1933 to 1945.
Jewish Museum Berlin 0.7 km
Opened in 2001, the largest Jewish museum in Europe. Across 3,500 square metres it presents the history of Jews in Germany from the Middle Ages to the present day. The zigzag building by the architect Daniel Libeskind stands next to an older Baroque courthouse in Kreuzberg.
Gendarmenmarkt 0.7 km
A baroque square in Berlin's Mitte district, framed by the concert hall designed by Karl Friedrich Schinkel and the French and German Cathedrals with their domed towers. A Christmas market is held here each winter.
Potsdamer Platz 1.0 km
A public square and busy crossing in central Berlin, about a kilometre south of the Brandenburg Gate. It was a no man's land beside the Wall and was rebuilt in the 1990s with the Sony Center, offices, cinemas and the Berlinale Palast.
Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe 1.0 km
A field of 2,711 concrete slabs of different heights near the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, designed by Peter Eisenman and opened in 2005. An information centre below ground tells the stories of Jewish victims of the Holocaust.
Unter den Linden 1.2 km
A boulevard in central Berlin running from the site of the Berlin Palace to the Brandenburg Gate, lined with linden trees. Along it stand the State Opera, Humboldt University, the German Historical Museum and Neue Wache.
Brandenburg Gate 1.3 km
An 18th century neoclassical gate in central Berlin, built on the site of an older city gate that marked the start of the road to Brandenburg an der Havel. It stood beside the Berlin Wall for decades and is now one of Germany's best known landmarks.
Berlin Palace 1.4 km
The former royal and imperial palace of Berlin beside Museum Island, badly damaged in the war and demolished in 1950. Its three Baroque facades were rebuilt and the palace reopened in 2020 as the Humboldt Forum, a museum and cultural centre.
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Questions
Where is Checkpoint Charlie?
Checkpoint Charlie is in Berlin, Germany. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Topography of Terror (0.5 km), Jewish Museum Berlin (0.7 km), Gendarmenmarkt (0.7 km).
How do I get the Checkpoint Charlie stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Checkpoint Charlie and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Berlin volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Checkpoint Charlie before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Berlin volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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