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Gallery > Berlin
Berlin
I first visited Berlin in 1976 at the height of the Cold War and when the city was divided by a wall, many buildings were war damaged shells with little future hope. The dividing wall contained a wide desolate death strip patrolled by guards under instructions to shoot to kill, dogs, razor wire, trenches etc. In 1989, along with the collapse of the Soviet Union, the wall came down. Since then the city has been totally rebuilt with imposing new buildings. The purpose of my visit in 2013 was to see how the city has changed in the last 37 years and since re-unification.

See also article entitled "Berlin"
Holocaust Memorial

Holocaust Memorial

Sony Centre

Sony Centre

The Dom, 2013

The Dom, 2013

Reichstag, 2013

Reichstag, 2013

The Victory Column

The Victory Column

Potsdamer Plaza, 1976.

Potsdamer Plaza, 1976.

Potsdamer Plaza, 2013.

Potsdamer Plaza, 2013.

Brandenburgh Gate, 1976

Brandenburgh Gate, 1976

Brandenburgh Gate, 2013

Brandenburgh Gate, 2013

The Reichstag, 1976.

The Reichstag, 1976.

The Reichstag, 2013

The Reichstag, 2013

River Spree, 1976

River Spree, 1976

River Spree, 2013

River Spree, 2013

Memorial at the River Spree, 2013

Memorial at the River Spree, 2013

Checkpoint Charlie

Checkpoint Charlie

Fountains

Fountains

TV Tower

TV Tower

St Nicholas Church

St Nicholas Church

Charlottenburg Palace

Charlottenburg Palace

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