BERLIN (AP) — The Berlin Wall fell 25 years ago on Sunday, a key event in the collapse of communism and the preface to Germany’s reunification in 1990.The anniversary is being celebrate… ...

The Berlin Wall fell 25 years ago on Sunday, a key event in the collapse of communism and the preface to Germany’s reunification in 1990.

It encircled all of West Berlin because both Berlins were entirely within the old East Germany. The wall was 69.5 miles long. By the time it was done, most sections were about 12 feet high and ...

On November 9, 1989, East and West Germans converged on the Berlin Wall, successfully breaking through die Mauer. Below, a few things you might not know about the structure. 1.

Concrete panels 3.6 metres high made up 106 km of the wall; the rest was composed of barbed wire. 7,000 guards. Thousands of soldiers stand in front of the Berlin Wall after its opening on ...

The fall of the Berlin Wall, like its construction, took place in a single night. Just as on 13 August 1961, a city and a people awoke to find themselves divided, so on the morning of 10 November ...

BERLIN – In January 1989, then-East German leader Erich Honecker declared that the Berlin Wall could stand for another century. Less than 10 months later the border was open, and soon Berliners ...

Berlin Wall Memorial in Berlin, Germany. “The Berlin Wall Memorial on Bernauer Strasse is a moving tribute to the division of Berlin and the victims of the German Democratic Republic (GDR ...

Germany’s capital is a hard-partying metropolis with a tumultuous history and tons of cultural attractions. Of course, you can’t escape reminders of the Holocaust and the Cold War, but Berlin ...

But with so many historical and cultural attractions in Berlin, it can be a challenge putting together a to-do list. In this guide, Yvonne Zagermann, who has been living in Berlin since June 2010 ...

Wall of death At least 138 people, including several children, lost their lives along the Cold War barrier, according to the latest research by the Berlin Wall Foundation.