In November 2011, this app won the most prestigious award in the field of political communication, the ”Politikaward”, and in 2012 it received the educational media prize “digita” and the “Comenius EduMedia” label.
A free data package with further information on places of historical significance throughout Berlin and Potsdam can be downloaded within the app.
The app is based on the website and is a joint project of the Federal Agency for Civic Education, Deutschlandradio and the Leibniz Center for Contemporary History Potsdam.
The Berlin Wall separated East and West for 28 years, two months and 28 days.
At historically significant locations between the Brandenburger Tor and Potsdamer Platz, there are photos, audio clips and texts available on the subject.