Berlin Wall

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Berlin Wall (Berliner Mauer )

***** Location: Germany
***** Season: Non-seasonal Topic
***** Category: Humanity

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Explanation

Die Mauer in Berlin. Der Eiserne Vorhang. Iron Curtain. curtain of iron

Berlin Wall, former barrier
surrounding West Berlin
and symbol of the Cold War,
built on August 13, 1961

Opened by East Germans on
November 9, 1989 and torn down
by end of 1990, as Communism
collapsed and Cold War ended

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Berlin Wall
A photo exhibition and history of the Berlin Wall.

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HAIKU

Berlin Wall
a smooth stone
in my pocket

A haiku that both Bill and The Heron's Nest enjoyed.
H. Gene Murtha (May 2006)

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Berlin Wall
on TV I saw its fall
in Fall

"chibi" (pen-name for Dennis M. Holmes)

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to seventeen year old son
curtain of iron
is history

Winnie Cross

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the west
sees the sun rise
in the east

Yajushi

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Related words

***** Iron Curtain, Eiserner Vorhang

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