13th of August 1961 – 9th of November
1989
The Wall as a symbol of the peaceful German Revolution
The meaning of the Wall as a symbol that shows us that it is possible, also peacefully overturn a totalitarian national division - as a timeless symbol of the spirit of freedom – is something that is understood throughout the whole world. Daily, many visitors to Berlin seek out the very few remaining concrete relicts of the ‘Iron Curtain’, which existed between the Cold War Blocs.
For people in contemporary regions of conflict around the world the Berlin Wall, is, and remains, a symbol of hope: What the Germans achieved peacefully in 1989, can be achieved all around the world. No regime can persist on our planet longterm, against the free will of the people.
