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.

The opening of the Berlin Wall was one of the most dramatic events of 1989. For 28 years, it stood as a symbol of both the division of Europe and the hardline regime of Erich Honecker. Although no ...

On 13 August 1961 a barbed wire fence was erected along the border between East and West Berlin. The wire would quickly be replaced by a concrete wall, complete with lookout towers and armed ...

Of the 56 professional teams in Germany's top three leagues, only six hail from the east. Decades after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the geographical divisions of men's and women's football remain.

Feeling fed up and ignored by mainstream parties, many in what was East Germany have flocked to the far right - with the AfD picking up more than 38% of the vote in one state.

Thirty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Berlin is divided by light. The contrast is a legacy from the Cold War, when Germany was divided from east to west as tensions mounted between ...