Nov. 9 marks the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the iconic barrier that completely enclosed East Berlin between 1961 and 1989 and symbolized the height of Cold War tensions.

The Berlin Wall stood for nearly 28 years, from 1961 until its fall in 1989. It became a powerful symbol of the division between East and West and a focal point of international politics during ...

At an event marking the 35th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on Saturday, the city's mayor, Kai Wegner, said November 9 remains a fateful day for Germany - both in a positive and ...

As Germany celebrates the 35th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on Nov. 9, 1989 — and the country’s reunification less than a year later on Oct. 3, 1990 — many in Germany are ...

The slab of the Berlin Wall sits between a bullring, a lighthouse and the border wall. AP A closer look at the 3-ton pockmarked, gray concrete slab. AP ...

The wall between East and West Berlin was nearly 12 feet high and approximately 27 miles long, with 302 guard towers and 55,000 anti-personnel explosive devices (landmines).

Berlin is home to bureaucrats and hedonists, lobbyists and artists, lovers of techno and devotees of classical music. The city’s turbulent 20th-century history is visible in the bullet holes on ...

Tens of thousands of people celebrated the fall of the Berlin Wall 35 years ago in Germany's capital on Saturday with open-air concerts, art installations and official events commemorating one of ...

As winter dusk settled over West Berlin last week, Mayor Willy Brandt threw a switch. Instantly, 400 Christmas trees lining the 25 miles of the hated Communist-built Wall burst into twinkling ...

Chips off the old block AI helps ID paint chemistry of Berlin Wall murals Italian scientists designed a neural network to analyze spectral data from handheld Raman spectroscopy devices.