In total, Berlin was divided by a wall for 10,316 days. Picture taken on Dec. 22, 1989 shows people from East and West Germany gathering for the opening of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin.

Within Berlin, the border consisted of a low-profile inner wall and a 12-foot-high concrete outer wall topped with barbed wire and a rounded, pipe-like surface to discourage grappling hooks.

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.

Finally, Checkpoint Charlie in Berlin is seen in February, 1961, contrasted with Berlin on Oct. 23, 2019. Express Newspapers/Getty Images ...

BERLIN - It’s been nearly 25 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall, but Harald Jaeger has no trouble remembering exactly where he was when the first border crossing was opened. He was, after ...

French marines watch over the Berlin wall, in December 1962, as they visit the city. ‘A different world’ Hans Modrow, the last Communist premier of East Germany, was taken by surprise.

The Berlin Wall fell 25 years ago on November 9, 1989. Now, there are few traces of the Wall left in the city. So few, in fact, that I was shocked to find out that the Wall once ran over a bridge ...

In the middle of the night, 25 years ago last week, the Berlin Wall fell. In hindsight it seems almost inevitable, but at the time it was beyond unexpected. The story could easily have turned out ...

BERLIN – It’s been nearly 25 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall, but Harald Jaeger has no trouble remembering exactly where he was when the first border crossing was opened.