Der Tag danach

The Wall, which was established by East Germany in 1961 and was roughly 96 miles long, split the already - divided country’s capital into West Berlin and East Berlin. After weeks of civil protests, the government of Eastern Germany opened up the partition on 
Nov. 9, 1989, allowing residents to travel to the west side. The chipping away of the wall followed, but its actual demolition didn’t truly begin until the following year, just a few months before Germany would officially reunite.  LINK east side gallery