The Berlin Wall divided East Berlin and West Berlin from August 13, 1961 until November 9, 1989 Berlin City Web site: The Berlin Wall (2008). It was built by the communist German Democratic Republic to stop East Germans fleeing to West Berlin. The Berlin Wall consisted of an inner and outer wall with an area in between called the "death strip." Guards were posted along the wall with shoot-to-kill orders. It became a symbol of the Cold War and the division between communism and capitalism. Several sections of the wall stand as memorials today.
The Wall Today
- East Side Gallery section of wall covered with paintings by various artists from all over the world
- Bernauerstrasse Wall Park section of wall includes death strip, Chapel of Reconciliation and a Documentation Center
- Niederkirchnerstrasse short section next to an exhibit, called Topography of Terror, about the Gestapo headquarters
- Potsdamer Platz section of wall with graffiti
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Torn down from June to November 1990 Berlin City Web site: The Berlin Wall (2008)
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138 people confirmed killed trying to cross the wall Berlin City Web site: The Berlin Wall (2008)
