Checkpoint Charlie - Friedrichstrasse, Berlin

            Checkpoint Charlie - Friedrichstrasse, Berlin

Checkpoint Charlie (or "Checkpoint C") was the name given by the Western Allies to the best-known Berlin Wall crossing point between East Berlin and West Berlin during the Cold War.  A crossing point in the Berlin Wall located at the junction of Friedrichstraße with Zimmerstraße and Mauerstraße it was featured in many cold war era movies and documentaries and the scene of several incidents and standoffs between the US and Russian occupation forces. 
 It was also the scene of some spectacular and some tragic escape attempts by DDR citizens who tried to make it to West-Berlin. After it's official closure in 1990 when Germany was re-united it is now a tourist attraction.

Fuji X100S, april 2014.

Taken in: Deutschland / Bundesland Berlin / Berlin (show map)

Taken on: April 7, 2014

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Camera: Fujifilm X100S, f/2.8, 1/1000 sec, 23mm, ISO 400 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Fujifilm X100S
Aperture:	f/2.8
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/1000)
Focal Length:	23mm
ISO:	400
Exposure Bias:	+1 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Auto bracket
Metering Mode:	Spot
White Balance:	Auto
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4.4 (Windows)
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