Berlin Wall

The Fall of The Wall – 30 years later: understanding the meaning of freedom, then, today and tomorrow

For many of you here, the Berlin wall simply brings to mind the extreme measures communist rule went to, to define its own boundaries and to exert control on freedom…

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‘Step Border’ exhibition on the 30th anniversary of the pan-European picnic

Visitors attend the opening of the exhibition entitled 'Step Border' on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the pan-European picnic and the beginning of the dismantling of the iron…

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Photo Story: The commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (C) arrives for the celebrations of the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall at the Berlin Wall Memorial site along Bernauer street in…

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The day the Berlin Wall came down

Deutsche Welle correspondent Marcel Fürstenau gives a look at the events and aftermath of the fall of the Berlin Wall 30 years ago. Fürstenau states that the Cold War, a…

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Photo Story: Celebrations for 30th anniversary of fall of Berlin Wall

Tourists takes photos of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, 08 November 2019. The 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall is on 09 November 2019. German Chancellor…

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Pompeo in Germany for Berlin Wall Anniversary

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has met German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas at the former border between East and West Germany ahead of festivities to mark the 30th anniversary…

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Germans divided on unity legacy 30 years after fall of Berlin Wall

As celebrations continue in the run-up to the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, a survey published Thursday revealed significant differences in how Germans…

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Berlin Wall era escape tunnel opened to the public

Photos from an escape tunnel leading from East to West-Berlin in Berlin, Germany. Berliner Unterwelten e.V. opened a visitor tunnel that provides an insight into an original escape tunnel on…

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Local performers wearing US army uniforms at Checkpoint Charlie are banned

A general view shows the Checkpoint Charlie, a former Berlin Wall crossing point between East and West Berlin during the Cold War, in Berlin, Germany. According to reports, Berlin authorities…

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Photo Story: Preparations for the celebration of the 30th anniversary of fall of Berlin Wall

A series of photos of graphics, artwork and historic footage that were projected onto the East Side Gallery in Berlin, Germany, on Tuesday night. The projections are as part of…

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Only voice of Europe carries significant weight,’ German Foreign Minister Maas says

'German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas called for more solidarity among European nations in an article published in media outlets across 26 European countries on Saturday. He also thanked Europeans for…

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Preparations underway for the celebration for 30th anniversary of fall of Berlin Wall

Pictures of the installation 'Visions in Motion' by US artist Patrick Shearn which is made of 30,000 ribbons with written wishes of 30,000 people during a test run at the…

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Photo Story: Parts of the Berlin Wall on display

As Germany prepares to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, painted sections of the wall have been put on display in a yard in Teltow,…

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Part of Berlin Wall discovery announced

The Berlin Wall came down in 1989. But it seems that its story still hasn't been fully told. A previously unknown section of the wall was discovered in summer 2018 in a…

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12 August 1961 – East Germany began building the Berlin Wall

In 1961, in an "effort to stem the tide of refugees attempting to leave East Berlin, the communist government of East Germany begins building the Berlin Wall to divide East and West Berlin."…

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