The Berlin Wall (German: Berliner Mauer, pronounced [bɛʁˌliːnɐ ˈmaʊɐ] ⓘ) was a guarded concrete barrier that encircled West Berlin from 1961 to 1989, separating it from East Berlin and the German Democratic Republic (GDR; East Germany).

Dec 15, 2009 · The Berlin Wall: 1961-1989 . The construction of the Berlin Wall did stop the flood of refugees from East to West, and it did defuse the crisis over Berlin.

Nov 9, 1989 · The 155-kilometer-long Berlin Wall, which cut through the middle of the city center, surrounded West Berlin from August 13, 1961 to November 9, 1989. The Wall was designed to prevent people from escaping to the West from East Berlin.

Feb 3, 2025 · Berlin Wall, barrier that surrounded West Berlin and prevented access to it from East Berlin and adjacent areas of East Germany during the period from 1961 to 1989. The system of walls, electrified fences, and fortifications extended 28 miles through Berlin and extended a further 75 miles around West Berlin.

The 13-foot-high, nearly three-ton piece of the Berlin Wall on display in the National Museum of American Diplomacy is known as the “Signature Segment” for its unique collection of signatures by activists, diplomats, and political leaders who fought to end communist rule in eastern Europe.

The Wall running through the city center, which separated East and West Berlin from one another, was 43.1 kilometers long. The border fortifications separating West Berlin from the rest of the GDR were 111.9 kilometers long.

Berlin Wall, with graffiti and death strip. The side with the graffiti on is the West. This was at a street called Bethaniendamm. The Berlin Wall (German: Berliner Mauer) was a wall that separated the city of Berlin in Germany from 1961 to 1989. It …

The large construction site Berlin Wall was a complex, continuously changing, always less impenetrable barrier, that consisted of a wide death strip with numerous barrier- and watch elements. Depending on the position in the Berlin city area, the width of the border line varied.

Since its erection in 1961, the Berlin Wall was for many years the place, where the geopolitical division of Europe, of Germany and of Berlin manifested itself. Citizens and visitors of the city-West could literally touch the division with their hands.

Feb 6, 2024 · History of the Berlin Wall: From Its Construction to Its Destruction. On August 13, 1961, the German communist government erected a fence between West and East Berlin. Known as the Berlin Wall, it became the symbol of the Cold War.