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Berlin Wall

A man takes a sledgehammer to the top of the Berlin Wall, Aug. 21, 1990. (Sipa Press)

The Wall

INTERACTIVE: Explore the wall and meet people affected by it
INTERACTIVE: Busting the Wall - Stories and history of the Berlin Wall
PHOTO GALLERY: Checkpoint Charlie: Then and now

P.O.V.: Your Berlin memories

I had a lot of relatives in West Germany that I never knew existed until the Wall came down and we were able to travel.
-juliaincanada

In my many crossings … my documents were always carefully scrutinized, but I was never hassled or denied passage. That of course did not hold true for the citizens of the German Democratic Republic who envied me.
- HannS

I speak to my [family] now, and for them, Germany will always be divided into East and West. Though the Wall is physically gone, it has yet to leave their hearts, minds and memories.
- Mustang121

Audio

CBC Radio Sunday Edition: "Generation Next" reporter's view
Eleanor Wachtel interviews leading East German author Ingo Schulze
Dave Seglins reports from services at Berlin's Chapel of Reconciliation, Nov. 6, 2009. (Runs 2:36)