Border opening at Brandenburg Gate

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December 22 1989
Berlin, Pariser Platz
Created By: Volkmar Bencker

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A crowd on the Eastern side of Brandenburg Gate, where a border crossing was opened on December 22, 1989. The ceremonial opening was carried out by former Chancellor Helmut Kohl and the East German premier, Hans Modrow, and attracted hundreds of camera teams and over 100,000 spectators; one of the Reichstag's four square towers is visible on the right periphery of the photo

Depicts

crowd, flag of the GDR, rain

Context

opening of the border

Places

Brandenburg Gate, Pariser Platz, Reichstag building

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