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People on the Berlin Wall by the Brandenburg Gate in November 1989
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Berlin Wall

This year marks 35 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall, which was constructed by East Germany's government in 1961. It cut off West Berlin from East Berlin and surrounding East Germany.

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DW reporter Anooshay Abid walking next to remains of the Berlin Wall

35 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall

35 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall

The Berlin Wall used to divide the German capital. DW shows you where you can still see some of its remains.
HistoryNovember 5, 202416:24 min
Two Women stroll in the rain at the East Side Gallery in Berlin

Giveaway: 35 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall

Giveaway: 35 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall

Thirty-five years after the fall of the Berlin Wall: Find out more about German reunification and win a DW Travel Kit!
HistoryNovember 4, 2024
candles with the inscription '89

Leipzig marks the beginning of a peaceful revolution

Leipzig marks the beginning of a peaceful revolution

On October 9, 1989, East Germans in Leipzig set off a chain of events that led to the fall of the Berlin Wall.
HistoryOctober 9, 202401:15 min
Two GDR symbols: A flag of the GDR hanging on the Berlin Wall in 1990

East Germany: A failed experiment in dictatorship

East Germany: A failed experiment in dictatorship

Germany was divided between 1945 and 1990, but one can still feel it.
HistoryOctober 7, 2024
A black and white image of the Berlin Wall and Brandenburg Gate in December 1968

3 reasons the past still shapes eastern Germany today

3 reasons the past still shapes eastern Germany today

The popularity of the far-right AfD among voters in eastern Germany hints at a deep rift 35 years after reunification.
PoliticsAugust 27, 202401:32 min
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The Berlin Wall Memorial: Understanding the city's division

The Berlin Wall Memorial: Understanding the city's division

Berlins Wall Memorial on Bernauer Straße brings the harrowing memories of the Wall's construction in 1961 back to life
LifestyleJuly 8, 202401:57 min
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people standing atop the Berlin Wall on December 22, 1989, holding a banner reading "Germany, united Fatherland"

Understanding how Germany and Europe ended the Cold War

A new way to present history in the classroom: A traveling exhibit illustrates the recent German and European past.
HistoryMarch 23, 2024
Wolfgang Schäuble, an older man wearing rimless glasses, looking thoughtful (black and white image)

Wolfgang Schäuble: A veteran heavyweight of German politics

Wolfgang Schäuble, a politician with passion and a Protestant sense of duty, shaped German politics for half a century.
PoliticsDecember 27, 2023
A bleak East Berlin courtyard by Günter Steffen

In pictures: East Berlin before the fall of the Wall

Berlin photographer Günter Steffen captured East Berlin's final years as a capital. His pictures depict a gloomy city.
ArtsNovember 10, 2021
black and white photo of construction workers building the Berlin Wall

60 years ago, the Berlin Wall went up

The German capital was divided after WWII, but people were able to move freely around the city — until August 13, 1961.
HistoryAugust 13, 2021
Graffiti art on the Berlin Wall of two men embracing

Berlin before the Wall

East-West commuting: Before the Wall was built, Berlin was an open city. We revisit places of cultural exchange.
CultureAugust 12, 20219 images
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