The Berlin Wall: 20 Years Later

A demonstrator pounded at the Berlin Wall next to the Brandenburg Gate early on Nov. 11, 1989, as East German border guards, on the other side, responded with a water hose.

I can’t believe it’s been 20 years! I remember a good friend of mine, Firdaus Fadlil, who was in Europe at that time on a photo assignment, brought home a piece of the wall. What an intoxicating moment!

Checkout NY Times’ The Berlin Wall – 20 Years Later celebration and the interactive “Where Were You When the Wall Fell” user-submitted piece, The View From the Wall.

P.S. Go rent Good Bye Lenin! for a touch of East Berlin and communist humor.