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The East Side Gallery refers to the longest intact section of the Berlin Wall, which stretches for nearly a mile. If you want to experience the wall for the first time, this is the place to do it.
THOUSANDS of families could be wrenched apart if Ukraine is carved up like post-World War Two Germany, a former Nato ...
Considering just how historical this Berlin landmark is, it’s amazing how much it has been neglected. Thanks only to an artistic accident of history, the East Side Gallery is one of the few surviving ...
I am writing this article from the German capital, Berlin, specifically at the iconic Television Tower in Alexanderplatz. It ...
Magdeburg's transformation from continental kings to a second-tier side reflects the ... only six hail from the east. Decades after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the geographical divisions of ...
As evening falls, it’s the perfect opportunity to go see the East Side Gallery, which is the longest remaining stretch of the Berlin Wall. This is a great opportunity to reflect on the Berlin ...
Berlin, Germany, 1975: A simple task like changing a lightbulb, normally the subject of jokes about how many people are required to do so, takes on a serious, sinister meaning when it’s being ...
They symbolise a historic moment in time, says Thiele, curator of the collection and archive of the Berlin Wall Foundation. As the Wall fell, many from former East Germany, elated by their first ...
Located in the center of Berlin, the Berlin Wall Memorial stretches for a little less than a mile along what was once the border that divided the city in two. Upon arriving at the memorial ...
The exodus of refugees from East to West Berlin reached 1,500 per day before the Berlin Wall was put up. ↗ Originally broadcast 31 July 1961.
When the wall ... from one side of the city to the other, according to the AP. Daniela Augenstine, who worked in Berlin's street furniture department, told The Guardian that the east uses sodium ...