the series this week and the reason why yesterday we looked since the history of the brandenburg gate checkpoint charlie is a novel but in major la mothe the museum that office visit has a glimpse of the struggles germans had during the time of the. during the cold war checkpoint charlie was the best known border crossing between east and west berlin today it's one of the german companies biggest tourist attractions after world war two the four wartime allies divided up the city this was a gateway between the american and soviet sectors checkpoint charlie museum was opened in one nine hundred sixty two a year after the wall was built and documented the walls impact on people's lives and how it eventually fell. to five this museum stands for freedom that's the main point from the very beginning of the museum has been an expression of precious to gainst the wall. the mission statement was we want freedom in unity. your voice your pride and i hiked. visitors from all over the world come to learn about the extremes people went to to cross the border and the tragedies of failed attempts. sixty thousand autom