Checkpoint Charlie

Checkpoint Charlie
a checkpoint in Berlin at which passage was permitted between East and West Berlin.

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Checkpoint Charlie [Checkpoint Charlie]
an official place at which people crossed the border between East Berlin and West Berlin during the time when the city was divided. It was opened in 1961. Checkpoint Charlie was moved in 1990 to a museum, and this was seen as a symbol of the end of the Cold War.

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