Lichtgrenze 2014: Commemorating the Fall of the Berlin Wall

Alan Taylor
November 9, 2014
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Numerous events were held this weekend across Berlin, Germany, remembering the November 9, 1989 fall of the Berlin Wall that once divided the city. A project called "Lichtgrenze 2014" (literally "Lightborder 2014") was erected, temporarily dividing the city once more with a line of 8,000 illuminated balloons along the 9.5 mile (15.3 kilometer) path once occupied by the Berlin Wall. The weekend was capped off by a large concert at Brandenburg Gate, attended by thousands. See also The Berlin Wall, 25 Years After the Fall.

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People walk under the lit balloons of the "Lichtgrenze" installation along the river Spree in Berlin on November 8, 2014. A part of the inner city of Berlin was temporarily divided from November 7 to 9, with the light installation (literally a 'Border of Light') featuring 8,000 luminous white balloons to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. #

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A journalist tosses a balloon into the air as he poses for his TV crew (not pictured) amongst stands for balloons which will be used in the Lichtgrenze installation at a warehouse in Berlin October 21, 2014. #

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People pass by part of the Lichtgrenze next to remains of the Berlin Wall at East Side Gallery in Berlin on November 7, 2014. #

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In this aerial view taken from a sightseeing balloon, the Lichtgrenze is photographed in Berlin on November 7, 2014. #

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People walk between luminous white balloons along the former route of the Berlin Wall on November 7, 2014. #

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Part of the Lichtgrenze photographed through a hole in remains of the Berlin Wall on November 7, 2014. #

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Former President of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev enjoys the view of Brandenburg Gate before attending a symposium on security in Europe 25 years after the fall of the Wall in Berlin on November 8, 2014. #

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The Lichtgrenze runs along a former part of the Berlin Wall at Garten Strasse on November 7, 2014. #

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People gather to view the illumination on Boesebruecke bridge in Bornholmer Strasse, where 25 years before thousands of East Germans first crossed unimpeded though a gate of the Berlin Wall into West Berlin, on the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Wall on November 9, 2014. #

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A statue called "Der Rufer" (The Caller), who is yelling east demanding freedom, now a relic of the Cold War when the Berlin Wall still stood nearby, stands over crowds gathered on the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Wall on November 9, 2014. #

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Part of the Lichtgrenze along the Spree River, two days before the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Wall on November 7, 2014. #

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A historic image from a time when the Berlin Wall still stood, projected on Alcala Gate in Madrid, Spain, on November 7, 2014. #

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People walk under part of the Lichtgrenze along the former Berlin Wall at East Side Gallery, in Berlin, on November 8, 2014. #

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The Lichtgrenze, next to the Brandenburg Gate, at dusk in Berlin, on November 7, 2014. #

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Daniel Barenboim conducts the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra in front of Brandenburg Gate during the central event commemorating the fall of the wall in Berlin, Germany, on November 9, 2014. 25 years ago - on November 9, 1989 - the East German government lifted travel restrictions and thousands of East Berliners pushed their way past perplexed border guards to celebrate freedom with their brethren in the West. #

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