Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tourists in front of the Berlin Wall in Germany at the Brandenburg Gate in June 1989; people walk near the same monument in ...

Berlin, Germany, Dec. 20, 1963: A woman’s walk down a Berlin street on a cold day is made even more depressing by the presence of the two-year-old Berlin Wall. In later years, buildings near the ...

(CNN) — Here’s some background information about the Berlin Wall, which enclosed West Berlin from 1961 to 1989, in an attempt to prevent East Germans from fleeing to the West. It became a symbol of ...

Once one of the world’s most dangerous border crossings, Berlin’s symbol of death and division has been turned into a tangible way to experience history Joe Baur | Freelance travel writer It’s ...

Located in the center of Berlin, the Berlin Wall Memorial stretches for a little less than a mile along what was once the border that divided the city in two. Upon arriving at the memorial, you can ...