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Marking the divide: The Berlin Wall Memorial

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August 13, 2022

The Berlin Wall has all but disappeared from the cityscape, yet remnants of the border fortifications still remain at Bernauer Straße. The Memorial commemorates the time of Berlin's division into East and West.

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