For 28 years, the Berlin Wall stood across a narrow cobble-stoned street from the Villa Wallich. The opening of the Berlin Wall in 1989 brought major changes to the lives of the people of The House at the Bridge.
| The villa before the fall of the Berlin Wall, with the famous Wall dominating the photo. You can see how close the wall was to the house. View a larger version (35K) |
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Architecture student Dirk Heydemann was at the Wall the night it came down... View a larger version (26K) |
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Selected Berlin Wall Links |
Ulrike's Wall |
| When was the Berlin Wall built ? (Started) | 13 Aug 1961 |
| When did the Berlin Wall crack ? (Start to fall ?) | 9 Nov 1989 |
- Why was the Berlin Wall constructed?
- Too many East Germans were going West.
- Why did the Berlin Wall fall?
- Too many East Germans were going West.
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