East Germany before-the-wall-was-built-the-jewish-frontier-january-1963 Author’s Wife in the Alexanderplatz, 1989 Author in Alexanderplatz, central square of the former capital of East Germany Glittering Architecture, Empty Streets in East Berlin Alexanderplatz, S-Bahn Youngsters Congregate in City Center, 1989 Revolving World Clock Monument to Thousands of Fascists killed at former Police Headquarters (On Left): Brandenberger Tor, the gate which divided East and West Germany (On the Right): Grassy hillock in East Berlin is only vestige of bunker where Hitler died (On top): Marx-Engels Square in East Berlin (On bottom): Looking westward down unter den Linden toward the Brandenberg Gate. The Linden Trees line one of Berlin’s most prominent thoroughfares Former Berlin Wall, seperating East and West Berlin