The Berlin Wall stood for 28 years as a symbol of communist oppression but a popular uprising brought it down. The massive barrier was constructed by the Soviet-backed East German regime in 1961.

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 Germany was divided into ...

The former American border crossing, Checkpoint Charlie, likewise, is a highly frequented stop on Berlin’s sightseeing map. Many of the wall’s original concrete slabs were gifted abroad. A piece ...

Ever since the Yalta Conference, it had been clear that Berlin was going to be a flash point in the Cold War, and this came to a head in 1948. Germany had been divided into four zones of ...

Thirty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Berlin is divided by light. The contrast is a legacy from the Cold War, when Germany was divided from east to west as tensions mounted between ...

The 35th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall, an event that powerfully symbolised the collapse of communism in eastern ...

The Berlin Wall fell on November 9, 1989, exactly 35 years ago. Berliners hailed the day as a moment of liberation and unity.

In 1961, Berlin was divided into East and West Berlin. This separation was a result of the Cold War tensions between the Soviet Union and the Western Allies. The division was marked by the ...