# Tränenpalast

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Tränenpalast stands beside Friedrichstraße railway station in Berlin as a former Cold War border crossing and present museum. Its glass-and-steel façade reflects the modern design of 1962. During German division, travellers from East Berlin cross this departure hall towards West Berlin under strict document checks. Police and customs officers control every passage through it. The departure hall holds the memory of many tearful farewells between people separated by Berlin's political border.

The building houses the permanent exhibition Site of German Division, which combines interviews, biographies, and more than 570 original objects. It documents German division through personal stories and material evidence. Restored inspection rooms let visitors see the controlled route and encounter the oppressive atmosphere preserved inside. The exhibition also retains signs and memorabilia from border-crossing procedures.

Its interior makes the eastern route appear light while the western route appears dark, giving architecture a visible role in separation. That contrast turns a building detail into a record of divided movement. The site is wheelchair accessible to visitors. Glass, steel, inspection rooms, and 570 objects keep that crossing visibly present.

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## Photos

- ![](https://mytuur-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/image_Trnenpalast_67349d08f177243f4f4508b0_0.jpg) — [Image: wikimedia](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2018-08-09_DE_Berlin-Mitte,_Tränenpalast_\(49923409376\).jpg)
- ![](https://mytuur-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/image_Trnenpalast_67349d08f177243f4f4508b0_1.jpg) — [Image: wikimedia](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2018-08-09_DE_Berlin-Mitte,_Tränenpalast_\(49919099922\).jpg)
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- ![](https://mytuur-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/image_Trnenpalast_67349d08f177243f4f4508b0_3.jpg) — [Image: wikimedia](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2018-08-09_DE_Berlin-Mitte,_Tränenpalast_\(49923713812\).jpg)
- ![](https://mytuur-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/image_Trnenpalast_67349d08f177243f4f4508b0_4.jpg) — [Image: wikimedia](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2018-08-09_DE_Berlin-Mitte,_Tränenpalast_\(49923713887\).jpg)

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