The rise and fall of the Berlin Wall

6/11/1961-West Berlin, West Germany- Wired shut, the Brandenburg Gate on the dividing line between East and West Berlin looms beyond this barbed wire entanglement which, surprisingly, is on the Western side. It was built up on orders of Berlin's British military command, which described the barrier as just a "normal safety precaution." East Berlin authorities have closed off the other side of the gate for weeks. Picture- Corbis Images

21/11/1961- An East German construction worker helps construct the Berlin Wall near the Brandenburg Gate. Picture- Corbis Images

21/4/1962- A young woman, accompanied by her boyfriend, stands precariously near the top of the Berlin Wall to talk to her mother on the East Berlin side. Picture- Corbis Images

3/1/1963- East Berlin military peer suspiciously to the west side of the city. Picture- Corbis Images

26/6/1963- JFK's iconic 'Ich bin ein Berliner' speech was intended to boost disillusioned West Berliners whilst sending a defiant message to the USSR.

22/12/1963- West and East Berliners embrace as they meet at Oberbaum Bridge border crossing point. For the first time since the Communists set up their wall in 1961, West Berliners could get special passports permitting them to cross the sector border for Christmas visits to their East Berlin relatives. Thousands of West Berliners crossed, and thousands queued every day in front of the pass bureaus. Picture- Corbis Images

12/9/1978- Arial view of Berlin border wall is seen in this image.

12/11/1989- A German youth waves victoriously from the top of the Berlin Wall after the fall of communism in Germany. Picture- Corbis Images

12/11/1989- Joyous Berliners break cheer as a young man hammers at the wall. Picture- Corbis Images

13/11/1989- West Berliners climb the Berlin Wall after border restrictions were rescinded. Picture- Corbis Images

13/11/1989- West Berliners break down a section of the Berlin Wall, Germany. Picture- Corbis Images

6/11/1961-West Berlin, West Germany- Wired shut, the Brandenburg Gate on the dividing line between East and West Berlin looms beyond this barbed wire entanglement which, surprisingly, is on the Western side. It was built up on orders of Berlin's British military command, which described the barrier as just a "normal safety precaution." East Berlin authorities have closed off the other side of the gate for weeks. Picture- Corbis Images

A look at iconic images of the Berlin Wall, 50 years after the erection of the structure. The wall split East and West Berlin as the US and Soviet Union struggled for international supremacy.

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