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Many say a visit to the Checkpoint Charlie border crossing should not come without a visit to the Haus am Checkpoint Charlie, ...
Inspired by the Acropolis entrance in Athens, the Brandenburger Tor (Brandenburg Gate) is one of the most-photographed sites ...
In 2019, the Bundestag voted to create a memorial for the victims of communism. Progress on the project has stalled, but there are now plans to move forward.
Marcus Holmes (William & Mary) examine summits past & what Trump should do if he is serious about peace for Ukraine.
<p>News about the Berlin Wall, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.</p> ...
A section of the Berlin Wall, gifted to Hudson County more than 15 years ago, has finally found its permanent home in Secaucus’ Laurel Hill Park. Hudson County Executive Craig Guy unveiled the ...
A large gap was discovered in the retaining wall at the parking lot at the Western Academy for International Studies Magnet School in Danbury.
Photos taken in Berlin 1961-62, just as the Wall was going up and taking shape. These were sent to me by Robert C. Paul (Bob) in March 2015 after he stumbled on my Frankfurt High School (Germany) ...
Only when it rained were lessons canceled.” Post-war Berlin was divided into sectors controlled by the wartime allies. That hardened into a Cold War division that saw two separate German states ...
The Brandenburg Gate Michael Nicholson/Corbis via Getty Images This image shows the initial construction of the Berlin Wall in August of 1961. In the foreground, construction equipment and workers ...
The current moment may rank with the fall of the Berlin Wall for global politics and economics.