I’ve never been anywhere where the phrase ‘don’t judge a book by it’s cover’ has been more appropriate. From the outside, this place looks like a giant oil storage unit. In fact, if it weren’t for the epic PANORAMA > > signage, you definitely wouldn’t think there was anything in there other than…oil. But once you step inside, it’s an eye-opening exhibition about the Berlin Wall.

As I’d been heading to Checkpoint Charlie museum, I’d passed the giant oil drum and was intrigued. I often find great things just by being nosy, so crossed the road to have a closer look and saw that there was some kind of panoramic view of the wall. I was planning on a Berlin Wall-themed day anyway, so it sounded right up my street!
The inside of the building is split into two parts. Literally – there’s a big wall down the middle, creating two semi-circular rooms. Stepping in to find an overwhelmingly grey room, it is, on first impressions, ugly. The walls and floor are all concrete-grey, and graffiti covers absolutely everything – the walls, the floor, even the columns in the middle of the room. But upon closer inspection, the grey walls are covered with photos of people’s memories of the wall. And the graffiti is made up of messages left by people detailing what freedom means to them.


3 Comments
MrsWayfarer
May 26, 2020 at 1:44 amThank you for sharing!
Manisha
May 26, 2020 at 9:15 amHi Beck, loving your website.. its sooo beautifully designed…
Becks
May 26, 2020 at 3:10 pmThank you! 🙂