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Escape tunnel 1970

Guided tour for the Open Monument Day 2026

To mark Open Monument Day in Berlin, we are offering an exclusive guided tour of the history of the escape tunnel on Schönholzer Straße.

In 2023, a 13-meter-long section of an escape tunnel was uncovered during construction work. It was built in the spring of 1970 from west to east - from Bernauer Straße 80 to Schönholzer Straße 22. The aim was to enable family members to escape. However, the project failed shortly before completion because the State Security discovered and destroyed the tunnel after a betrayal. During the tour, you will learn more about the tunnel builders and their families and how they kept in touch with each other despite repression.Translated with DeepL

Meeting point: Berlin Wall Memorial, Visitor Center, Bernauer Str. 119, 13355 Berlin

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