Berlin Wall
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The Berlin Wall was a barrier built by East Germany in 1961 that surrounded West Berlin, dividing the city for nearly three decades. Its construction and eventual fall in 1989 symbolized the Cold War division between communist and democratic Europe, making it one of the most iconic symbols of that era.
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