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Experience history up close – with real eyewitnesses of the Berlin Wall

The Mauerschau app connects historical sites with personal stories:
Eyewitnesses guide you through Berlin and share their experiences of the Wall – from its construction and everyday life with it to the stories of daring escapes.

Explore the city through interactive tours, videos, and augmented reality – or experience it comfortably from home in Couch Potato Mode with immersive 360° panoramas.

Now also available in English!

Your highlights:

• Original eyewitness videos and archival footage from East and West
• Historical walking tours at real Berlin locations
• Augmented Reality with on-site archival photo overlays
• Couch Potato Mode for home use
• Stream in SD or HD – optimized for your connection
• Scientifically grounded info on the GDR, the Berlin Wall, escape stories, and the fall of the Wall

What awaits you:

• Escape with Holger Klein on the Moscow–Paris Express
• Meet Erika Schallert, fleeing the GDR in her wedding dress
• Witness Pastor Fischer as his church is blown up for the Wall
• Discover the tunnel dug by Winfried Schweitzer to free 57 people
• Learn how East German soldier Heinz Schäfer stopped US tanks
• Celebrate New Year’s Eve 1989 at the Brandenburg Gate – on the ruins of the Berlin Wall

All stories combine real locations, archival media and personal memories – made accessible through mobile storytelling and immersive AR experiences.

Download Mauerschau now and rediscover the Berlin Wall through real human stories.

Die Mauerschau öffnet virtuelle Zeitfenster, durch die du Geschichten zum Bau und Fall der Berliner Mauer nacherleben kannst. Zeitzeugen führen dich persönlich an die Orte des damaligen Geschehens. Fluchtgeschichten, Tunnelbau, die Sprengung der Versöhnungskirche und die Panzerkonfrontation am Checkpoint Charlie werden über Fernsehaufnahmen aus ost- und westdeutschen Filmarchiven sowie Originalfotos in Augmented Reality wieder sicht- und nachvollziehbar. Wähle aus einer Vielzahl unserer Zeitzeugen-Touren aus und entdecke deine persönliche Berlingeschichte.