Topography of Terror
Topographie des Terrors
Free memorial museum on the former site of the Gestapo and SS headquarters, documenting the Nazi reign of terror in detail. A section of the Berlin Wall survives outside.
The museum stands where the Gestapo, the SS and the Reich Main Security Office once had their headquarters. After the buildings were destroyed, the new exhibition hall opened in 2010. The permanent exhibition uses photographs and archival documents to explain how the Nazi regime carried out persecution. Outdoors, the open-air display 'Berlin 1933–1945' traces the same history along the excavated cellar remains. On the north side of the site, an original section of the Berlin Wall about 200 meters long has been preserved. Admission is free, and English-language information is available. It is a 5–10 minute walk from U-Bahn Kochstraße or S/U Potsdamer Platz, and it is very close to Checkpoint Charlie.
Opening hours
10:00–20:00
Nearby sights
- Potsdamer Platz
- Checkpoint Charlie
- Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
- Brandenburg Gate
- Gendarmenmarkt
- Jewish Museum Berlin
- Reichstag Building
- Gemäldegalerie