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.

The heavily fortified border —the Berlin Wall— plugged the last gap between East and West. On Nov. 9, 1989, the border was opened, and the Berlin Wall ceremoniously came down as the world watched.

7 A photograph of the Berlin Wall with East Berlin behind, taken in June 1968. 8 The western side of the wall became a popular canvas for artists from all around the world.

One of the longest-remaining segments of the Berlin Wall was demolished in the neighborhood of Pankow. Historians argue it should have been preserved.

East Side Gallery 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.

November 9, 2019 marks the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Celebrate the triumph of freedom with these memorials dedicated to the history of the Cold War.

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.

Each side built a city in its own image: East Berlin erected towering statues to Marxist heroes and raised signature socialist buildings such as the Palast der Republik, the parliament headquarters.

Thirty years ago on Saturday, the Berlin Wall came down, leading to the reunification of East and West Germany.

On one side of the wall was Communist East Germany and the whole Soviet Bloc, and on the other side was democratic, capitalist West Berlin, West Germany, and the West.

The art of this storied city, political or otherwise, tends toward the gritty, the weird and the reliably cutting-edge. Berlin’s East Side Gallery is a long stretch of wall segments muraled ...