Communist East Germany closed its border in Berlin on Aug. 13, 1961, when it erected a wall that eventually turned into an increasingly elaborate fortification snaking through the city and around ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kai Wegner, Governing Mayor of Berlin, lights a candle at the Berlin Wall Memorial during the central commemoration ceremony to ...

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 ...

His best-known work, “The Wall Jumper,” proved prescient in its contention that the country would remain split even after reunification. By Clay Risen After moments of great upheaval, scars can last ...