The fall of the Berlin Wall

berlin wall  Berlin Wall Memorial at Bernauer Strasse is open every day except Mondays 9:30 – 7:00 from April to October and 9:30  The Wall The Berlin Wall began as a border of barbed wire fencing and evolved into a fortified concrete barrier with armed East German border

Berlin that culminated in 1961 with the building of the Berlin Wall The division of Germany and its capital city of Berlin among the four victors of the On the night of August 12-13, 1961, East German soldiers laid down more than 30 miles of barbed wire barrier through the heart of Berlin East

One of the most significant memorials dedicated to the Berlin Wall can be found running along Bernauer Strasse Why not plan your visit now? Fifty years ago on August 13, 1961, the East Germans sealed their border with West Berlin, beginning what would become known as the Berlin Wall Overnight,