dclose part of its length. Some of the Eastern lines that went north and south didcross under underneath West Berlin. In these areas the stations were closed andconcrete collars were set in the roof and sides of the tunnel. The trains due to thiscould just fit through the tunnel with little room on top or either side. Escape in thetunnels would be impossible a person attempting to stand by the wall in a tunnelwould be ultimately crushed. Where there were abandoned stations, they put up armed guards. And onstation platforms on the East side there were constantly strolling armed guards. These guards were not like guards along the wall. They were armed, and had dogs,many were Soviet soldiers who had no second thought to shoot first and askquestions later. .Since the fall of the wall Berlin has taken its place among other German cities Frankfurt is the financial capital, Dusseldorf is the media capital, Hamburg isthe high-tech capital, and Berlin stands as the cultural capital once again.(7)This fact tells that Berlin is back as a center of German society. The capital of all ofGerman has been moved from Bonn, back to Berlin. The Berlin skyline is a vastexpansion of new skyscrapers and new buildings. The German government hopesthe resurgence of Berlin will put them back on top as a world leader. They alsohope that by rebuilding their economy and show city they will have a great say inwhere the capital of the new European Union will be. Germany is one nationhoping to be the capital of the new union.CONCLUSIONThe Berlin Wall succeeded in creating two different cities, that lasted ageneration. Berlin lies in the northwest of Germany, It is divided by the SpreeRiver. It is 174 miles from Hamburg, and 318 miles from Frankfurt, and 243 milesfrom Nuremberg. The city was isolated by distance before the wall and todayremains isolated.Berlin has a population of 3.5 million people. Access to the city can be bythree ways; Air, Train, ...
