Celebratory opening of the Brandenburg Gate: Border opening at Brandenburg Gate [7/10]

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December 22 1989
Berlin, near Brandenburg Gate
Created By: Volkmar Bencker

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A crowd at Brandenburg Gate, where a border crossing was opened on December 22, 1989. The ceremonial opening was carried out by former Chancellor Helmut Kohl and the East German premier, Hans Modrow, and attracted hundreds of camera teams and over 100,000 spectators; one of the Reichstag's four square towers is visible in the right periphery of the photo

Depicts

crane, crowd, opening of the border, rain

Places

Brandenburger Tor border crossing, Brandenburg Gate, Reichstag building

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