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3: THE MATERIALITY OF THE BERLIN WALL early 1990s. Therefore there are only two of the command post style buildings still in situ. These were box shaped and constructed of prefabricated concrete sections. They consisted of four levels with the command post on the second floor where large windows provided extensive views. On the first floor there was a common room with bunk beds, the ground floor housed prison cells whilst the basement held all the electronic devices required (Klausmeier and Schmidt 2004:135). The Kieler Eck command post located in the Mitte area has been given monument protection status. The tower itself therefore remain as it was when it functioned as part of the border infrastructure but its surroundings have completely changed with a new suburban area having grown up around it (Figure 6). The formerly tall-looking tower is now dwarfed by surrounding high rise blocks of flats, left as a curious feature in the otherwise residential courtyard. The second command post to remain is located at Schlesischer Busch in the area of Treptow (Figure 7). Here a large area of what used to be the border strip has been turned into a park, the tower located at its south-eastern edge. This tower is of the same type as the Kieler Eck tower, an observation and command station (Rottman 2008:27). There is none of the other type of watchtowers, BT-11 (Beobachtungtrum 11-metre), still in in situ although one is located near its original position near Potsdamer Platz (Figure 8). These more slender types of towers had much less room inside them and were used strictly for border guards to monitor the border fortifications and the control strip. 53
AN ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE IRON CURTAIN Figure 6: New residential buildings have grown up around the command post at Kieler Eck formerly located within the death strip. The tower has been given protection status and has therefore been left in its original place. Photo: Anna McWilliams. Figure 7: Command post at Schlesischer Busch. In the background is the former death strip which has been converted into a park. Photo: Anna McWilliams. 54
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Figure 6: New residential buildings have grown up around the command post at Kieler Eck<br />
formerly located within the death strip. The tower has been given protection status and has<br />
therefore been left in its original place. Photo: Anna McWilliams.<br />
Figure 7: Command post at Schlesischer Busch. In the background is the former death strip which<br />
has been converted into a park. Photo: Anna McWilliams.<br />
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