The Berlin Wall, erected in 1961, stood as a symbol of the Cold War until its fall in 1989, dividing East and West Berlin. The anniversary celebrations, which include exhibitions, concerts ...
East Side Gallery 3-kilometer section of the Berlin Wall. Following the Wall's fall in 1989, artists from around the world ...
On 13 August 1961 a barbed wire fence was erected along the border between East and West Berlin. The wire would quickly be replaced by a concrete wall, complete with lookout towers and armed ...
with the famous Berlin Wall signifying the divide. Over the second half of the 20th century, East and West Germany reflected the Cold War ideologies of Russia and the US. West Germany was a ...
On the night of 9th of November 1989, huge crowds stormed the wall dividing the West and East of the German city of Berlin, after a week of protests. The wall was constructed 28 years earlier to ...