Mauerschau – Berlin wall app

Now also available in English! Plus our new Couch Potato mode: Discover our eyewitness stories on site or conveniently from home with the new panoramic view function.

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.