Podignut 1961. kako bi spriječio da istočni Nijemci ne prebjegavaju u kapitalistički zapadni Berlin, 155 km dug betonski zid bio je surovi simbol Hladnog rata i ideološke podjele u Evropi skoro tri decenije.
Erected in 1961 to prevent East Germans from fleeing into capitalist West Berlin, the 155km-long concrete wall was a harsh symbol of the Cold War and the ideological divide in Europe for nearly three decades.