West Berlin was occupied by allied troups of the United States, the United Kingdom and France in 1945. East Berlin was occupied by troups of the Soviet Union. West Germany regarded West Berlin as a...
Communist Bloc ( or block- literally politics) it was the cause of the Berlin Crisis of l96l which did inspire some songs.
Visit the Brandenburg Gate, Museum Island, Check Point Charlie, Reichstag
in Germany
The Berlin Wall used to, but it is broken down now, and has been for a while.