On November 9, 1989, a most extraordinary thing happened: The Berlin Wall was torn down by ordinary people. Decades later, the world’s a very different place, and the remnants of the wall are ...

On 9 November 1989, the Berlin Wall came down. Find out more about this important moment in history and why the wall was built and how it divided a city, a country and a continent.

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.

Berlin Wall Memorial is ranked #5 out of 20 things to do in Berlin. See pictures and our review of Berlin Wall Memorial.

8-1-1963, DEC 6 1969, DEC 10 1969A sentry fixes his binoculars on activity across the Berlin WallThe wall of iron, ... 1960s map of Berlin. On August 12-13, 1961, the Berlin Wall was born.

The Berlin Wall, which came down 25 years ago, split the great German city, separating friends and families. Accessibility statement Skip to main content. Democracy Dies in Darkness.

Monday marks the 40th anniversary of the construction of the Berlin Wall which divided East and West Germany for over 27 years. The day is being marked by memorial services throughout the city.

The Berlin Wall stretched for almost 27 miles across the city and employed landmines, dogs, and barbed wire to discourage escape attempts. Still, over 5,000 people managed to reach western Europe.

Headquarters of Communism’s first postwar political commissariat in Berlin was on the second floor of a dismal concrete building on a thoroughfare named, of all things, Wallstrasse—Wall Street.