On the anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, two major soccer teams in Germany had an apt celebration themselves: their biggest admirers tore down an artificial “Berlin Wall.” Soccer fans tore ...

The night the Berlin Wall, divider of Germany and of the world, was brought down, people streamed to climb over it, stand on top of it or rush through it, in shock and jubilation. Others came with ...

Communist East Germany closed its border in Berlin on Aug. 13, 1961, when it erected a wall that eventually turned into an increasingly elaborate fortification snaking through the city and around ...

Tourists in front of the Berlin Wall in Germany at the Brandenburg Gate in June 1989; people walk near the same monument in October. (Photos: Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters, Alexander Koerner/Getty Images) ...

Germans from East and West Berlin stand on the Berlin Wall in front of the Brandenburg Gate on Friday, November 10, 1989.(AP Photo File) Like many famous political institutions, the Berlin Wall is ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about cinema and TV series in Europe. On November 9, 30 years will have passed since the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989.

Germans from East and West Berlin stand on the Berlin Wall in front of the Brandenburg Gate on Friday, November 10, 1989. (AP Photo File) By signing up, you confirm that you are over the age of 16 and ...