The Berlin Wall, 155km in length, physically divided the east and west parts of the city of Berlin, Germany, for 28 years. In fact, the whole border between the German Democratic Republic (GDR) and the Federal Republic of Germany was guarded. A barrier...

The Berlin Wall (German: Berliner Mauer) was a barrier separating West Berlin from East Berlin and the rest of East Germany. The longer 'inner German border' demarked the remainder of the East-West German border between the two states. The wall divided...

WEST BERLIN-It began as a trickle. On East German TV, a government spokesman had ended an evening press conference by saying that citizens of the GDR could travel freely, and by 9:30 P.m. on November 9, the first East Berliners strolled across a...

The Berlin Wall became a symbol initially of the Cold War and then of the end of communism in Eastern Europe, or even of the 'end of history.' The Wall was featured in a number of high historical moments, especially when it fell in...

When communist East Germany collapsed in 1989, Berliners were eager to tear down its most detested symbol _ the Berlin Wall that divided their city during the Cold War.Seventeen years later, city officials and artists are arguing about how to do the exact opposite _...

Explores the history of the Berlin Wall. Describes it as a failed experiment. Details the physical and symbolic fall of the wall and its effect on the two Germanies.