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Fall of the Berlin Wall
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The Berlin Wall fell on 9 November 1989 during the Peaceful Revolution, marking the beginning of the destruction of the figurative Iron Curtain, as East Berlin transit restrictions were overwhelmed an
Germans stand on top of the Wall in front of the Brandenburg Gate, before this section was torn down in the hours before the West German leader walked
Germans stand on top of the Wall in front of the Brandenburg Gate, before this section was torn down in the hours before the West German leader walked through the Gate to greet his East German counterpart.
This section of the Wall's "death strip" featured Czech hedgehogs, a guard tower and a cleared area, 1977.
This section of the Wall's "death strip" featured Czech hedgehogs, a guard tower and a cleared area, 1977.
The press conference on 9 November 1989 by Günter Schabowski (seated on stage, second from right) and other East German officials which led to the fal
The press conference on 9 November 1989 by Günter Schabowski (seated on stage, second from right) and other East German officials which led to the fall of the Wall. Riccardo Ehrman is sitting on the floor of the podium with the table just behind him.
DPA bulletin
DPA bulletin
Berlin Wall
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The Berlin Wall was a guarded concrete barrier that encircled West Berlin from 1961 to 1989, separating it from East Berlin and the German Democratic Republic. Construction of the Berlin Wall was comm
Fall of the Berlin Wall
…The Berlin Wall fell on 9 November 1989 during the Peaceful Revolution, marking the beginning of the destruction of the figurative Iron Curtain, as East Berlin transit…
From the West Berlin side, Berlin Wall graffiti art in 1986. The wall's "death strip", on the east side of the Wall, here follows the curve of the Lui
From the West Berlin side, Berlin Wall graffiti art in 1986. The wall's "death strip", on the east side of the Wall, here follows the curve of the Luisenstadt Canal (filled in 1932).
East German Combat Groups of the Working Class close the border on 13 August 1961 in preparation for the Berlin Wall construction
East German Combat Groups of the Working Class close the border on 13 August 1961 in preparation for the Berlin Wall construction
East German construction workers building the Berlin Wall, 20 November 1961
East German construction workers building the Berlin Wall, 20 November 1961
US President John F. Kennedy visiting the Berlin Wall on 26 June 1963
US President John F. Kennedy visiting the Berlin Wall on 26 June 1963