East Side Gallery 3-kilometer section of the Berlin Wall. Following the Wall's fall in 1989, artists from around the world ...

by Rick Steves, December 16, 2024 | Remaining segments of the Berlin Wall provide a reminder of the impact this 30-year-long division had on peoples' lives. Read more here.

Berlin, Germany, June 22, 1990: Dignitaries stand in front of Checkpoint Charlie as the historic guard post is removed by a crane. The site of many daring escapes, one infamous showdown between U ...

West Germans scale the Berlin Wall before East German guards as the Cold War barrier came down in November 1989. ... Between 1961 and 1989, over 5,000 people made successful escapes.

The Berlin Wall was built in 1961 and for 28 years, it stood as the front line of the Cold War between the Western world order, led by the U.S., and the Soviets.

The Berlin Wall became heavily fortified with watch-towers, anti-tank devices, ditches, barbed wire, guard dogs, powerful searchlights and minefields to prevent escapes.

Like a monstrous guillotine, the wall has slashed the arteries and nerves of Ber lin. ... Berlin: The Wall; Berlin: The Wall. 3 minute read. TIME. September 8, 1961 12:00 AM GMT-4.

The Berlin Wall was built in 1961 during the Cold War to separate the Soviet-controlled East and the Democratic West. The wall, made of concrete and barbed wire, stood for 28 years.

The Berlin Wall was built in 1961 during the Cold War to separate the Soviet-controlled East and the Democratic West. The wall, made of concrete and barbed wire, stood for 28 years.

The Berlin Wall was built in 1961 during the Cold War to separate the Soviet-controlled East and the Democratic West. The wall, made of concrete and barbed wire, stood for 28 years.