Exhibition theme: The Border Opens: Young "Mauerspechte" (Berlin Wall "woodpeckers") [1/87]
OBJECT INFORMATION
Info
December 1989
Berlin, Brandenburg Gate
Created By:
Christian ZeilerLicense:
Young "Wall woodpeckers" at Brandenburg Gate border crossing. The celebratory opening ceremony was carried out by Helmut Kohl and the East German premier, Hans Modrow on December 22, 1989 and attracted more than 100,000 onlookers and hundreds of camera teams
Depicts
barrier grid,
Berlin Wall (West),
Berlin Wall woodpecker,
border guard,
chisel,
chisel traces,
group of people,
guard room,
hammer,
Wall graffiti,
youthPlaces
Brandenburger Tor border crossing,
Brandenburg GateOther items in this set
Almost everyone knows to this day where he or she was on 9 November 1989. The joy at being suddenly granted the freedom to travel, also to West Germany, was immense. Each time a new border crossing was opened, people celebrated. In the same way, the removal of segments of the Wall and of border fence, as well as the reconstruction of roads between East and West became important events. Countless photographs and films taken in Berlin and at the inner-German border document these incidents as they occurred – thus preserving the good fortune of experiencing everything live for the family album.
Original Caption
"Little 'woodpecker'"
