A look at the remains of the Berlin Wall 60 years after its construction began.
The barrier between the eastern and western sectors of the German city began going up in 1961. On August 13 of that year, East German troops positioned themselves by the Brandenburg Gate and started sealing off the West-controlled part of Berlin.
The wall, which ran 155 kilometers around West Berlin, meant almost certain death for those who wanted to cross to escape from the east. The fall of the wall on November 9, 1989 marked the beginning of the end of the communist-led regimes from Central Europe to Russia.
The barrier between the eastern and western sectors of the German city began going up in 1961. On August 13 of that year, East German troops positioned themselves by the Brandenburg Gate and started sealing off the West-controlled part of Berlin.
The wall, which ran 155 kilometers around West Berlin, meant almost certain death for those who wanted to cross to escape from the east. The fall of the wall on November 9, 1989 marked the beginning of the end of the communist-led regimes from Central Europe to Russia.