The wall itself was an incredible construction project
In that the bulk of the structure was built in a single month - August 1961. My father was stationed in Berlin at the time and to his dismay was allocated duty on his 21st birthday - August 27th 1961 - when the construction was just about finished.

My 21st birthday was November 9th 1989. The day the wall came down.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Mon 4 Jun 2012, 21:13, 1 reply)

I saw a fair amount of the wall while I was there, of course. Sad, creepy and a lot smaller than I ever would have guessed.

But nowhere near as creepy as Teufelsberg. I have every intention of going back there as soon as I can manage it.
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Mon 4 Jun 2012, 21:17, closed)

Make it quick then
The vandals and squatters are destroying it
( Richard Shitheels, Tue 5 Jun 2012, 7:31, closed)

I'm hoping it will be within the next year.

My friend has a piece of recording software that allows him to catch the acoustic properties of a given space- a theater, for example- and use that to put reverb into recordings. If he can get his stuff up there to capture that space, he will have the ability to duplicate the sounds of that radar bubble electronically.

But getting in there was in itself extremely trippy.
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Tue 5 Jun 2012, 15:52, closed)

I think you'll be shocked and saddened at how it looks now :(
Feel free to drop me a line if you come over - would be happy to join you up there
( Richard Shitheels, Tue 5 Jun 2012, 19:33, closed)