The checkpoint with its watchtower from where 80 murders have been watched is gone too. Surprisingly, I beat the Wall in longevity. The Wall was up from 1961 till 1989. 29 long years. It has taken a deadly toll, I think around 250 people.
Crosses are visible in several places throughout the city.
The Wall and the Todeszone, the strip of land in East Berlin that was off-limit to everybody and which was defended by border patrols with armed response, have vanished, replaced by new shops, homes and business buildings. One of the last reminders is the Checkpoint Charlie Museum. East Berlin isn't the same anymore either. The Trabis have gone, switched for Volkswagen and Opel. The brown apartment buildings have occasionally made room for small malls.