Today 13th August 2011 is the 50th anniversary of the construction of the Berlin Wall. I'm not entirely it's an anniversary to celebrate, rather a time to remember those lives that were lost during the East/West German/Berlin divide.
I'm not a historian, so my facts and knowledge will be limited. I became interested in the wall last year when a heard a German tell me they use to work at the "War Museum". I didn't think Berlin would have a museum for the war so I checked and miss heard, it was "Wall Museum". This sparked my interest in the Berlin wall, why was erected and what did it stand for? When I was younger I was aware of the wall and I remember it coming down. I didn't really know that much about it. I was invited over to Berlin by friends I had met that lived there and visited three times. Each time I was there, the weather wasn't on my side to get great picture, snow, rain or just over cast. When it wasn't overcast or snowing, it was too dark to get any great shots without a tripod. I may go back another time. Anyway here are my few shots for the 50th anniversary of the Berlin Wall going up.
The Berlin Wall was originally built in 1961 by the communist authorities of East Germany in order to stop East Germans from fleeing west. At least 134 people lost their lives at the Berlin Wall.
The Berlin Wall was originally built in 1961 by the communist authorities of East Germany in order to stop East Germans from fleeing west. At least 134 people lost their lives at the Berlin Wall.
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| Plaque where the Berlin Wall once stood © Nathan J Hulse |
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| A former section of the wall called the East Side Gallery © Nathan J Hulse |
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| Check Point Charlie © Nathan J Hulse |
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