Following the borders

The wall that divided Germany and Berlin fell in 1989. What changes have the country and the city seen since then? And where does one still find traces of the previous borders? Walks and tours along the places where the wall once stood.

Mr. Gorbatschow, tear down this wall!"

Ronald Reagan at the Brandenburg Gate on 12 June 1987

From no man’s land to a new habitat: a 1,400 kilometre-long nature preserve was created on the former border between East and West Germany.

Photo (detail): © picture alliance/dpa-Zentralbild/ZB/Peter Gercke/

The German-German border
“A place of remembrance and hope”

The border that once divided the two Germanys - the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic – has been transformed into the German Green Belt. The biotope provides a new home for flora and fauna while testifying to its conflict-laden history.

In the traces of the Berlin Wall
From memories to makeover

The Berlin Wall falls in 1989. 30 years later, only a few parts of it remain, often used by graffiti sprayers and artists as a means of expression. Our Diaporama shows how the city is still marked by a kind of invisible wall.

Das Brandenburger Tor 1961/2015, montage

Photo (detail): © pa-picture alliance | © A. Ehrlicher, B. Rehmann

30 Years Fall of the Wall
Ghosts of the Past

On 3 October 1990 the reunification of Germany brought four decades of division to an end. Since then Germany has changed, especially the former city of the Wall, Berlin. In images of today goethe.de recalls the story of yesterday.

Stories of the wall worldwide

In front of the Tacheles in Berlin, in the 90s

Courtesy Martin Reiter, Kunsthaus Tacheles Archive

The Big Pond #48
Legacies of the Berlin Wall

“It was chaos, it was total chaos.” When the Berlin Wall unexpectedly fell in 1989, it triggered a time of massive flux for the newly reunited capital of Germany. Subcultures and international trends combined with other creative forces to establish Berlin as a mecca for artists. For The Big Pond, KCRW Berlin speaks to Berliners who helped build the city’s lasting legacy.

Born after ’89 | fltr: Hannah Stegmeier, Bonn; Riccardo Pilat, Triest; Agata Otranto, Bari; Philipp Werner, Dresden.

Portrait of a generation from Italy
Born after ’89

Since the fall of the Berlin Wall, Europe has fundamentally changed: the EU has grown, there is freedom of movement and a common currency. But how do people born after 1989 experience it? Journalist Matteo Tacconi and photographer Ignacio María Coccia explored this question in Dresden, Bonn, Trieste and Bari.

Sabine Cutter (Friederike Becht), Lars Weber (Tom Schilling), Lauren Faber (Sofia Helin) in "Der gleiche Himmel"

German Series in Canada
Cold War Series: History as Binge-Worthy Drama

German showrunners have discovered that life on opposite sides of the Iron Curtain makes for gripping television.

Following the borders

The German-German border “A place of remembrance and hope”

In the traces of the Berlin Wall From memories to makeover

30 Years Fall of the Wall Ghosts of the Past