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BERLIN -- In the Berlin neighborhood of Pankow, a 196-foot stretch of the Berlin wall has been torn down to make way for condominiums, sparking the ire of historians. "The partial demolition of ...
Historians and locals in Berlin are furious after a 196-foot chunk of the Berlin Wall disappeared almost overnight to make way for luxury condominiums. According to the German newspaper Der Ta… ...
In a small victory for people power, protesters stall the demolition of a section of the East Side Gallery - the last remaining stretch of the Berlin Wall. But authorities say they will be back.
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 1990 and the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.
An eyesore concrete wall, labelled 'The Berlin Wall' by disgruntled locals, has landed the landowner in hot water after it blocked a popular walking path used by parents on the school run. West ...
Now, nearly 35 years after the Wall fell, with old divisions cropping up once again in Germany and the wider world, the story ...
Because of its location, it was associated with the Berlin Wall for a time. • The physical demolition of the Berlin Wall was not complete until 1992, according to the BBC. Featured Weekly Ad ...
The wall caused a sudden labor shortage in both halves of the city when it was erected in 1961, and invited substitute workers poured in. (West Berlin drew from Turkey and other Mediterranean ...
Bowie’s Berlin: Up against the wall. David Bowie’s 1987 concert in West Berlin could be heard on the other side of the Wall in Eastern Germany, triggering a police crackdown on listeners.
Germany marked the 30th anniversary Saturday of the opening of the Berlin Wall, a pivotal moment in the events that brought down Communism in eastern Europe. News Wrap: Anonymous official’s book ...
The former animal laboratories of the Charité in Lichterfelde, also known as the Mäusebunker building, have now been placed under monument protection, saving it from the threat of demolition ...
As the Wall fell, many from former East Germany, elated by their first experience of freedom, saw it as self-empowerment to approach the border for the first time and take part in its demolition.