10 Surprising Facts of ‘The Berlin Wall’ That You Probably Don’t Know


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1) The Berlin Wall was constructed by the German Democratic Republic (GDR, East Germany) that existed from 1961 – 1989.

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2) The Berlin Wall was officially referred to as the “Anti-Fascist Protection Rampart” by the GDR authorities which implied NATO countries were fascists.

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3) During the period of 1961-1989, more than 5000 people tried to escape over the Berlin Wall, with an estimated death of around 200 people in and around Berlin.

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4) On 9th November 1989, the East German Government announced that all GDR citizens could visit West Germany and West Berlin.

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5) The Berlin Wall was more than 140 kms and was built of 100 m farther into East German territory.

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6) During its existence, the Berlin Wall had evolved through 4 versions which were – Wire Fence (1961), Improved Wire Fence (1962-1965), Concrete Wall (1965-1975) and Grenzmauer 75 (Border Wall 75) (1975-1989).

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7) The final and most sophisticated version of the Berlin Wall was known as the “Fourth-generation wall” / “Stützwandelement UL 12.11“.

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8) In 1989, Leonard Bernstein performed a concert in Berlin celebrating the end of the Wall with the orchestra and choir drawn from both East and West Germany, UK, France, US.

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9) Berlin celebrates the Fall of the Berlin Wall on 9th November every year since 2009. The day is celebrated as the festival of freedom.

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10) In 2009, A Berlin Twitter Wall was set up to allow Twitter users to post messages commemorating the 20th anniversary which was later shut by the Chinese Government due to anti-messages protest by users.

 

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