Chausseestraße, or Chausseestrasse (see
ß; ), is a major street in the centre of
Berlin
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, located in the district of
Mitte
Mitte () is the first and most central borough of Berlin. The borough consists of six sub-entities: Mitte proper, Gesundbrunnen, Hansaviertel, Moabit, Tiergarten and Wedding.
It is one of the two boroughs (the other being Friedrichshain-Kreuz ...
. It is 1.7 kilometres long. Many notable buildings and structures are located along the street, including the
Headquarters of the Federal Intelligence Service
The Headquarters of the Federal Intelligence Service or the BND Headquarters (, colloquially the ) is the headquarters of the Federal Intelligence Service (BND) of Germany, and is located at the Chausseestraße in the Mitte district in the cen ...
(BND). During the
Cold War
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, the Chausseestraße crossing point, directly adjacent to the new BND headquarters, was one of the main crossing points between
West Berlin
West Berlin ( or , ) was a political enclave which comprised the western part of Berlin from 1948 until 1990, during the Cold War. Although West Berlin lacked any sovereignty and was under military occupation until German reunification in 1 ...
and
East Germany
East Germany, officially known as the German Democratic Republic (GDR), was a country in Central Europe from Foundation of East Germany, its formation on 7 October 1949 until German reunification, its reunification with West Germany (FRG) on ...
.
Chausseestraße crossing point
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References
Streets in Berlin
Mitte
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