bringing misery to many people. so what's left of it today? to be honest, there aren't many traces left, but they do exist and you can visit them. for example, heaven and guarded border points for 3rd world war almost broke out. a village that the wall tour and have known as little burden. and we meet one of the artists who transformed the berlin wall into a work of art. joining us on an exciting journey through history. rebill was at 5 places in berlin in germany, which will help us understand what is meant to live in a divided city and country. whenever i see parts of the berlin mode today, i have to think of the border between india and pockets. so even though we share a similar culture, it is almost impossible to visit each of those countries due to the political history. when the berlin wall fell in 1989, i wasn't born yet. but later i saw the videos the,

all the many emotional people what seems impossible has come to a peaceful resolution to this day. it is a miracle that gives hope. so let's start exploring the wall in berlin and germany. we started thursday. our 1st patient is sick when charlie on phoenix trust, which was one of the most famous border crossings ever. there aren't unusual sandbag star guard houses here anymore, but tourist still loved this place. it's hard to imagine today that world war 3 almost broke out here. at the end of world

war 2, the allies had divided not only germany, but also berlin into ford. occupations on the western zones were administered by the us, british, and french. and the eastern zone by the soviets, known as the g, d. r. at 1st the vocal still cost of water was that ended when the gigi are built, the wall on august 13 1961. the wall was built and all the rest. berlin was seated up here at chick when charlie, american and soviet tanks drove up, armed with light immunization and stood facing each other for more than 16 hours. berlin and the world to their brit images were shown around the world making check point, charging, famous. fortunately the tax went through the situation. calm down and the wall became a sad part of everyday life. checkpoint. charlie was the border crossing for diplomats and officials for 28 years until november the 9th 1989. when

the wall opened. here i checked when charlie completely unexpectedly mathias browner, was there. he was 23 years old at the time and captured the evening's events in west berlin with his camera. his photos can now be seen in a public exhibition. what were the motions that night is blow, but i am volk system best with the thought of both bonds and i am. but what vonda, this is stuff smoke last month in the of us the so maybe the top will just as all push time on november 9th mathias phone or like so many others heard the unbelievable news. the ged are announced. it was open the walls perhaps as soon as that very night. he made his way to check when tardy. ddr guards could barely hold back the crowds of this day and to get out the lights on both papa, what do you have to do with it? gets to this busy, none within the house of games. are you able to port in these parts here?

what else from east of glucose by either from thomas. but i didn't look like you would point to cuz she's because she around midnight, the border opened ruffles with yes. all sped. you know, you don't get confidence when much these high to the end of the card. a visa ending event, the guy you spoke to probably it looks like either incentive or didn't get a file focused. you wouldn't of this hold on to not would you tell them not or suffice level? what sites. yeah, it's been also did it out for insights and people because this that they shouldn't either because they said the last name, but these more men type. yeah, that's the comments yet. there's lot much less of the wall. a checkpoint charlie today, it's mainly a popular photo spot, but you can find out what the, what actually look like in other places are 2nd stop is the memorial under, in our stress. it consists of a large opener exhibition kind of documentation center.

these will show where the wall one stood mainly through the middle of nowhere structure. the houses on one side of the street were in the west and the other, the east. and in between stood the one. people lived only a few meters away but were allowed to reach each other. when the wall was built over night, on august, the 13th 1961 displayed people, jumped out of the windows under an hour shots. the houses were in the east, but the street was in the west. in the following years, the houses in the border street work here, the big top and finally demolished. over the years, the simply wall became a sophisticated border fortification system. you can get an overview from the documentation center,

but now is to us. it is the only place in berlin where you can still see the old border strip. this stretch of the wall was redirected in 1998. this from up here. you can see that there are 2 vaults designed emission shows what it looked like between them. the water surface bright, eluded night. this is where the g d r border guards shot at those trying to escape in the west. the border was known as a district. it was secured for these barriers and steel formats coverage, and 14 centimeters, 6 spikes. and this is the berlin vall, as we know it today. 3.6 meters high. the last value before best bird at the wall was almost insurmountable. many who wanted to free to do is to freedom looked for other options. this path leads to one of the legendary escape tunnels that people use back in the days. there were several escape tunnels done by doors in

west berlin who wanted to help one of the longest dates back to 196457 people made it to freedom before it was discovered. today you can visit it applica and burn ours johnson. but there wasn't always a happy ending. 140 people died either by being shot or from accidents that occurred was trying to escape at the burden was the memorial. the knowledge dresser is very moving, since it's a stars, reminder of the one strategic history of the city. the in our 3rd spot is completely different. it's colorful, tearful, and original. the east side gallery is 1.32 meters, long spaces that are just from all over the world. after the fall of the water,

it is inside one of the largest. so when you're galleries in the world, it's just want to walk along here and look at over a 100 paintings. each one is different in special, in its own way. one of the most famous bureaus is often referred to as the fraternal coast, but i just to meet you school, but it shows area concord and unit vision of the heads of the state of the art and the soviet union. kissing extra presented the strong relationship between the 2 socialist to the west where the nurse had always been to their side of the was of course this was strictly forbidden on the east burden side and the wall was barred on to 1990. i made sure, so i guess one way of up from cuba, she's one of the artist who transformed part of the east berlin side of the wall

into a street art gallery. there's still a southern part in the g d r at the time and her professors told her about the east side gallery project. she even brought me here originally sketched from 1919 she used to do apply to participate in the process. it was an exciting time for the opportunities in changes and she was right in the middle of the line for tom circuit. any uh, it's a h and pull down. take it in. yeah. and think that a model think that will morales a model guess task that people did for home data in models as a, then he has had a lot of things to look and see if doing the, i mean, what do you have them persona to get in online to the airport once they're sitting out e done it, but it's just, i mean, they told me to give you a call get pulled up and try you guys. we are now leaving berlin. i'm driving to

our 4th location, a place called point alpha. this us opposite ration post was on the border of former west germany, exactly between the present the states of syringe here and his voice was always considered a major hot spot in the cold floor. and that's because the us troops were certain that the soviet troops were to invade the west. there would invade here the terrain. it's relatively stopped. so during the surprise attack, soviet troops could have penetrated very quickly and deeply into west germany. that's why the americans version observation forest right here as close as possible to the ddr border fortifications. this us watchtower is only 50 meters away from that g d r. what colors stationed in the us comp for

soldiers of the black horse regiment. their assignment in the event of an attack was to defend the area until reinforcements arrived. it was a powerful unit on the allowed to drive up to this red line in the cap is crossing it would have been considered a provocation and could possibly have triggered a war. this us was starboard wasn't billed until 1985 back then nobody expected that 4 years later, the cold war and the division of germany would be history. the, the 1st and last stop on our journey. nice on the border between 3 and you and the very yeah, the small village of more or less weight about 50 people live here. some are bavarian, others to engines separated on the, on paper by an administrative border. but that had never matched the range of the

same school, the same bars, the lived worked and celebrated together. the small stream has always been the natural border between tutoring, yeah, and bavaria. and it was never no problem on 21945. when the allies divided germany between themselves, suddenly westmore lavoy. it was in the americans on what east more than avoid wasn't the soviet soon. the administrative border had suddenly become a national border, separating friends and family. these people from the western part of the village could no longer go to the same school or far because favor. now in the east. it was also forbidden for people on opposite sides to wave or even read each other. this eventually became impossible anyway. as the border fortifications were extended, pushing people farther apart, american soldiers, nickname the place. little berlin, high novaire was 19 years old when he, like all young men in east germany started military service. in 1968 he was

stationed here inwardly. his job was to prevent people from escaping to move on. so the monthly expenses it's custom cabinets then the most near the so no the mr. lesson provides the whole in the, in the your vice monday about the clip off them head and it was out of michigan. fortunately, he never had to make that decision when serving in the army verified in love with the women from sooner and you got married and never left. he wasn't most avoid on that happy day. in 1989 when the wall came down with the more the phone as well as the north side of the store findings in less than this was in the sooner the feel of a one insight in fluffy, have done was our deal hostage be a flight the gus for us mistake and what's, what's left in this in the houses you'll be facing fish you.