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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.
If you would like a piece of the Berlin Wall, one easy way to get a chunk is through buying a copy of the 2007 video game World in Conflict. The collectors edition of the game runs about $40 ...
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.
East Germany on Thursday night opened both the Berlin Wall, the most dramatic and bitter symbol of the Cold War, and its border with West Germany to all of its citizens for the first time in 28 years.
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.
Various graffiti is painted on the Berlin Wall on the West Berlin side in April 1984 while East German and Soviet flags (R) fly on the other side of the East Berlin no-mans-land spiked with anti ...