Sunday will mark 25 years since the Berlin Wall was torn down, ending almost 30 years of division in the German capital.
It had been constructed overnight and on the night of 9 November 1989 it fell, with thousands of East Germans travelling to the barrier to demand the gates be opened.
They were met on the other side by huge crowds of “Wessis” waiting to greet them with flowers and champagne, starting celebrations that lasted for days.
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