Checkpoint Charlie (border crossing to West Berlin)

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Checkpoint Charlie was the most famous crossing point between East and West Berlin during the Cold War, symbolizing the division between the Eastern Bloc and the Western world.

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf border crossing ⓘ
historical site ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
accessRestrictedTo non-German citizens during much of the Cold War ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Allied Checkpoint C ⓘ
borderBetween East Berlin ⓘ
West Berlin ⓘ
checkpointType Allied military checkpoint ⓘ
closed 1990 ⓘ
commemorates victims of the Berlin Wall ⓘ
controlledBy Soviet Union ⓘ
United States ⓘ
coordinates 52.5076°N 13.3904°E ⓘ
country East Germany ⓘ
West Germany ⓘ
establishedAfter construction of the Berlin Wall ⓘ
featuredIn numerous Cold War films ⓘ
spy novels ⓘ
governedDuringColdWarBy Allied Kommandatura regulations ⓘ
hasNearby Mauermuseum – Museum Haus am Checkpoint Charlie ⓘ
hasReplica guardhouse replica on Friedrichstraße ⓘ
heritage symbol of German reunification ⓘ
historicalEra Cold War ⓘ
locatedIn Berlin ⓘ
Friedrichstraße ⓘ
Germany ⓘ
Mitte ⓘ
locatedNear Kochstraße ⓘ
Zimmerstraße ⓘ
namedAfter NATO phonetic alphabet word "Charlie" ⓘ
nearbyPublicTransport Kochstraße U-Bahn station ⓘ
opened 1961 ⓘ
operatedBy United States Army ⓘ
partOf Berlin Wall border system ⓘ
linked to: Berlin Wall

allied checkpoint system in Berlin ⓘ
precededBy Checkpoint Alpha ⓘ
Checkpoint Bravo ⓘ
sceneOf 1961 tank standoff between US and Soviet forces ⓘ
Cold War diplomatic crises ⓘ
escape attempts from East Berlin ⓘ
status no longer an active border crossing ⓘ
symbolOf Cold War division ⓘ
Iron Curtain ⓘ
confrontation between Eastern Bloc and Western world ⓘ
touristAttractionSince 1990s ⓘ
usedFor allied military personnel crossing ⓘ
diplomatic personnel crossing ⓘ
foreigners crossing between East and West Berlin ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

East Berlin → hadCheckpoint → Checkpoint Charlie (border crossing to West Berlin) ⓘ
American sector of Berlin → contains → Checkpoints on the Berlin sector borders ⓘ
linked to: Checkpoint Charlie (border crossing to West Berlin)
Mauermuseum – Museum Haus am Checkpoint Charlie → associatedWith → Checkpoint Charlie border crossing ⓘ
linked to: Checkpoint Charlie (border crossing to West Berlin)
Kochstraße U-Bahn station → currentName → Kochstraße (Checkpoint Charlie) ⓘ
linked to: Checkpoint Charlie (border crossing to West Berlin)
Kochstraße U-Bahn station → nearbyPlace → former Berlin Wall crossing point Checkpoint Charlie ⓘ
linked to: Checkpoint Charlie (border crossing to West Berlin)
British sector → hadCheckpoint → Checkpoint Charlie (on sector border with Soviet sector) ⓘ
linked to: Checkpoint Charlie (border crossing to West Berlin)