A boy walking past a pillar marking the border between the former East Germany and Poland on the river Oder at Frankfurt-an-der-Oder, after the fall of the Berlin Wall. The Berlin Wall was a barrier constructed by the German Democratic Republic (GDR, East Germany) starting on 13 August 1961, that completely cut off West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and from East Berlin. The Wall was opened on 9. November 1989 allowing free movement of people from east to west.

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Size: 5906px × 3917px
Location: Frankfurt-an-der-Oder, Brandenburg, Germany
Photo credit: © Colin McPherson / Alamy / Afripics
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