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East Berlin: City of Shadows 3 hours Private Tour with a friendly historian
East Berlin: City of Shadows 3 hours Private Tour with a friendly historian
East Berlin: City of Shadows 3 hours Private Tour with a friendly historian
East Berlin: City of Shadows 3 hours Private Tour with a friendly historian
East Berlin: City of Shadows 3 hours Private Tour with a friendly historian

East Berlin: City of Shadows 3 hours Private Tour with a friendly historian

Germany-Berlin
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  • Start at Brandenburg Gate where President Reagan called on the Soviet Union to, “Tear down this wall!” while taking in the bombastic architecture of the former Soviet Embassy nearby.
  • Pass through a key crossing point at the Friedrichstrasse train station where families being torn apart made their farewells in the office known as the Palace of Tears.
    • [5% App discount] Code: APP5OFF , HK: APP15HK

    Sightseeing Tours

    Tour TypePrivate tour
    Tour typesGuided tour
    Sightseeing typeCity walking tour, Historic site tour
    TransportWalking

    Product Info

    -What you can expect-
    Travel back in time and across borders on this 3-hour tour of East Germany's Berlin. Your tour will start at the **Brandenburg Gate**, where President Ronald Reagan once demanded Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev to “tear down this wall!” You'll also have a chance to look at the nearby former **Soviet Embassy**. The magnificent building was built after World War II as a testament to Stalin's desire to control all of Berlin. This plus the Allies' postwar division of Germany contributed to the tension of the **Cold War**. East Germany created tough immigration laws which split up families. The tour moves on to the **Friedrichstrasse train station** where families said goodbye in an office known as the **Palace of Tears**. You'll also visit **Northward**, a “ghost” station along one of West Berlin's subway lines in East German territory. Despite being unused, it was always heavily guarded. Along the way you'll visit the **Berlin Wall memorial** and hear about the terrible Death **Strip**, where many people tried to escape East Germany, often with dreadful results.

    Your tour also includes a visit to **Karl Marx Allee**, the mile-long housing complex which stands as a symbol of East Germany's terrible rule and paranoia. The secret police, known as the Stasi, encouraged neighbors and family to spy on each other, promoting a lifestyle filled with spies, persecution, and fear.

    The tour ends at **Alexanderplatz**. In the 1960s the area was rebuilt with futuristic-style buildings and stood as a symbol of East German pride. However, in 1989 it become the center for mass demonstrations which contributed to end of the the Communist rule.

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    Duration: Lasts up to 0 day

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    • Please refer to your voucher for final information regarding meeting points, pick-up locations, and pick-up time

    • Meeting point description: EINSTEIN Unter den Linden, Unter den Linden, Berlin, Germany

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