Tens of thousands of people celebrated the fall of the Berlin Wall 35 years ago in Germany’s capital on Saturday with ...

Berlin Mayor Kai Wegner said he was convinced that the anniversary event would remain a special memory for many. Among the ...

- East Berliners get helping hands from West Berliners as they climb the Berlin Wall, which divided the city since the end of ...

The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 marked the beginning of the end of the Cold War, paving the way for German reunification ...

In 1987, celebrating the 750th anniversary of its founding, the two sides of Berlin — the capitalist West and the socialist ...

Germany marked 35 years since the Berlin Wall fell with festivities on Saturday under the theme "Preserve Freedom!", against ...

The Berlin Wall was erected on August 13, 1961, by the East German government, aiming to prevent citizens from fleeing to West Berlin. Stretching 155 kilometres, the wall divided families ...

Tens of thousands have celebrated the fall of the Berlin Wall 35 years ago in Germany's ... years ago in Germany's capital on Saturday with open-air concerts, art installations and official ...

What began as confusion soon turned to celebration as Berliners from both east and west flooded the streets, chipping away at the wall and reclaiming their city. open image in gallery East Berlin ...

The longest section of Wall remaining in Berlin is the East Side Gallery, where the once-gray concrete slabs are covered with murals that were painted by 118 artists after the opening of the border.

In reality, the wall, which turned East Berlin into a vast open-air prison, was a desperate measure by East Germany's government to stop millions of its own citizens fleeing to freedom after ...