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Checkpoint Charlie

Well-known crossing point in the Berlin Wall; now a museum

Checkpoint Charlie was the Western Allies' name for the best-known Berlin Wall crossing point between East Berlin and West Berlin during the Cold War (1947–1991),becoming a symbol of the Cold War, representing the separation of East and West.

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