- The construction of the Berlin Wall commenced in August 1961 to prevent the people of East Germany from migrating to West Germany in search of better jobs.
- Since it was built in the middle of Berlin, dividing the city into two, it was called the Berlin Wall.
- The 155 km-long wall divided the city for nearly 30 years, bringing misery to a lot of families whose members were split on either side. Many people who tried to cross the wall were killed.
- It was demolished on November 9, 1989 after several uprisings and the beginning of the fall of the Eastern bloc.
- Today, the remains of the Berlin Wall are a tourist attraction.
- No fewer than 327 people died trying to cross the Berlin Wall into West Germany, 10 percent of whom were women. Another 5,000 people were captured trying to escape over (or sometimes, under) the wall.
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