Gedenkort Weiße Kreuze — Attraction in Berlin

White Crosses is a memorial for those who died during the Cold War at the Berlin Wall. It is located at the shore of the river Spree in Berlin next to the Reichstag building, which houses the German parliament. Established by the private group Berliner Bürger-Verein on the 10th anniversary of the Berlin Wall in 1971 it was first located east of the Reichstag on a fence directly in front of the wall. After the German reunification in 1990 it kept its location until construction of the new government buildings next to the Reichstag was started at the end of that century – Berlin was chosen to be the new...

A monument that reminds on white crosses with names, dates of birth and death and short descriptions of all the murdered people who tried to escape during the existence of the Berlin Wall. Although the maps here show the location next to the river, according to the pictures I posted, you can also see crosses like this on the opposite side of the Reichstag, right at the intersection to the park, and across from the...

When I visited this spot in the evening, they showed this brief video about German history & its rise & fall through different timelines (especially WW2). The lightening & sound effect was extra ordinary & definitely made us feel like we`re part of that history...! Great atmosphere,...