Parts of the Berlin Wall still stand as a memorial in Berlin, as well as in over 140 locations worldwide. DW unexpectedly discovered many more in a less commemorative location - a waste sorting plant.

The Berlin Wall — the infamous landmark of separated Europe — fell Nov. 9, 1989 after dividing Communist East Berlin from capitalist West Berlin for more than 28 years.

A lone person walks alongside the Berlin Wall East Side Gallery as the spread of the coronavirus disease continues, in Berlin, March 22, 2020. Reinhard Krause/Reuters, FILE.

The Berlin Wall Foundation, which already runs other memorials and museums in the city, has now taken control of the East Side Gallery. It plans to preserve the artwork and run guided tours, while ...

11 A lifted border gate as seen from the eastern side of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989. 12 Citizens from East and West Berlin embrace on November 10, 1989.

The Reds blamed the West for the blasts; Western observers, however, said the explosions seemed to come from the east side of the Wall, hinted at an organized anti-Communist resistance ring.

T he Berlin Wall stood for 28 years until in 1989 a wave of citizen protest forced the East German Communist government to open its gates. We’ve now gone longer without the Berlin Wall than it ...

East Side Gallery: This memorial is made up of more than 100 colorful murals on a remnant of the Berlin Wall. At 1.3 kilometers long, it's the longest open-air gallery in the world.

Germans from East and West Berlin stand on the Berlin Wall in front of the Brandenburg Gate on Friday, November 10, 1989. (AP Photo File) By signing up, you confirm that you are over the age of 16 ...

BERLIN — When Werner Krätschell, an East German pastor and dissident, heard that the Berlin Wall was open, he did not quite believe it. But he grabbed his daughter and her friend and drove to ...