BERLIN -- In the Berlin neighborhood of Pankow, a 196-foot stretch of the Berlin wall has been torn down to make way for condominiums, sparking the ire of historians.

Built on the orders of East German communist politician Erich Honecker to stem the mass emigration of Germans from East Berlin to West Berlin, the Berlin Wall was a heavily guarded barrier that ...

Building the Berlin Wall One summer morning in 1961, Berliners awoke to a makeshift barricade separating the two sides of the city. The first barbed wire fences were rapidly followed by even more ...

Berlin is building another wall to protect a historic portion of the Berlin Wall, under assault by tourists. By Guelda Voien • 04/11/17 3:37pm.

BERLIN -- Work crews backed by about 250 police removed parts of the Berlin Wall before dawn Wednesday to make way for an upscale building project, despite demands by protesters that the site be ...

The wall, a designated heritage site, was erected in 1961, dividing citizens of West Berlin from the rest of the city and the surrounding East Germany until November 9, 1989.

Students should explain how each event contributed to the eventual building of the Berlin Wall. Students are encouraged to be creative in how they represent the information on the graphic organizer.

Berlin’s mayor says President Trump should scrap his plan for a wall along America’s border with Mexico. “[Our city] cannot look on without comment when a country plans to build a new wall ...

The Berlin Wall became one of the most famous pieces of architecture on Earth. I was surprised to read, at the end of your book, that, far from declining, wall-building is enjoying a renaissance ...

A Provocative New Building Where The Berlin Wall Once Stood. In a historic spot that once divided a city, Bjarke Ingel’s Group proposes a building to bring people together. SHARE.