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Topography of Terror, Berlin

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#2 of 192 in Museums in Berlin

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Often chilling and always thought-provoking, Topography of Terror is an indoor and outdoor museum documenting the terror tactics used by the Nazi regime. You'll receive sobering insights into the Gestapo and SS activities that kept the city in a permanent state of terror and repression between 1933 and 1945. If visiting between spring and fall, don't miss the most striking of the site's features: an excavated cellar directly under the remaining stretch of the Berlin Wall. Many political prisoners were tortured and executed here (confirm on the website that the exhibit is open during your visit). You can visit three permanent exhibits about the Nazi years at the site's prize-winning documentation center, which opened in 2010. Explore the site on your own, or join a guided walking tour to learn about the Nazi policies at home and the Cold War tensions felt around the world. Make Topography of Terror a part of your Berlin vacation plans using our Berlin trip builder app.

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• By GuyNorCal

  This is mostly a static display of text and photoes. I enjoyed it, many will not. There is an astounding amount of information, and for an effective experience, there is much one must take in. The....  more »

• By Gustavo O

  Amazing exhibit for people to understand the manipulation and coersion of a population towards the destruction of a group.  more »

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• By Phil Burton

  Second only to the Jewish Memorial in my opinion, fab free museum built within the former grounds of the Gestapo headquarters. Very informative, full of information and pictures displayed via a timeline of events. A section of the Berlin Wall remains standing on the north boundary too, definitely worth a visit

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• By Florencia Sepúlveda

  Even though it's free the guards made us wait outside for 25 minutes because there was an ambulance that was about to leave. It was cold and they wouldn't let us get inside the building. Inside there's a lot of information but it could be more interactive.

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