What's Left Behind Of The Berlin Wall
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What's Left Behind Of The Berlin Wall

NPR  

What's Left Behind Of The Berlin Wall As Germany celebrates the 30th anniversary of the end of the Berlin Wall, the city has incorporated a piece of the historic relic into the landscape of the united German capital. NPR's Berlin correspondent Rob Schmitz brings us this story on what's left of where the wall once stood. SCHMITZ: Gunter Schlusche, project manager for the Berlin Wall Memorial, points to the last piece of the wall preserved as it once stood along Bernauer Strasse in central Berlin. SCHMITZ: Below us is the wall's former death strip, the no man's land patrolled by East German soldiers.

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Tens of thousands celebrate fall of the Berlin Wall 35 years ago with concerts and art installations
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Tens of thousands celebrate fall of the Berlin Wall 35 years ago with concerts and art installations

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BERLIN — Tens of thousands of people celebrated the fall of the Berlin Wall 35 years ago in Germany’s capital on Saturday with open-air concerts, art installations and official events commemorating one of the country’s most historic days on Nov. 9, 1989. For the anniversary celebrations on Saturday, event organizers created a temporary wall of 5,000 posters designed by children …

The fall of the Berlin Wall: These photos show what remains 35 years later
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The fall of the Berlin Wall: These photos show what remains 35 years later

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Berlin, Germany’s capital, is celebrating the 35th anniversary of the Berlin Wall’s fall this Friday and Saturday. While most of the fortified border was dismantled soon after it opened in 1989, remnants of the Wall and other border structures remain accessible to visitors today The evening sun lights remains of the Berlin Wall at the official Berlin Wall memorial site …

35 years after the Berlin Wall opened, fragments of East Germany’s border remain
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35 years after the Berlin Wall opened, fragments of East Germany’s border remain

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BERLIN — Most of communist East Germany’s heavily fortified border was torn down quickly after it was opened in 1989, but there are still places where visitors can see the remains of the Berlin Wall and other sections of the frontier. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print People gather at a paining of …

World leaders mark fall of Berlin Wall with warning about democracy: ‘We must not succumb to the populists’
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World leaders mark fall of Berlin Wall with warning about democracy: ‘We must not succumb to the populists’

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For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The city’s transport, telecommunications and banking infrastructure strained under …

AP PHOTOS: The Berlin Wall, and the city 30 years later
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AP PHOTOS: The Berlin Wall, and the city 30 years later

Associated Press  

BERLIN — The Berlin Wall divided the city for 28 years, but most of it was torn down quickly after East Germany opened its border in 1989. Communist East Germany sealed off the border in Berlin on Aug. 13, 1961, and expanded the Wall into an increasingly elaborate fortification snaking through the city. The Wall has largely disappeared now and …

Timeline of events that led to the fall of the Berlin Wall
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Timeline of events that led to the fall of the Berlin Wall

Associated Press  

BERLIN — A glance at events leading up to the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989 and Germany’s subsequent reunification. Jan. 19, 1989: East German leader Erich Honecker says the Berlin Wall “will still exist in 50 and even in 100 years, if the reasons for it are not overcome.” Feb. 5: 20-year-old Chris Gueffroy is fatally shot …

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