Balloons from the art installation Lichtgrenze 2014 fly away at Potsdamer Platz to commemorate the fall of the wall in Berlin, Germany, on Sunday, November 9. The art installation featuring 8,000 luminous white balloons commemorates the division of Berlin by marking the path the wall once followed.
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Balloons from the art installation Lichtgrenze 2014 fly away at Potsdamer Platz to commemorate the fall of the wall in Berlin, Germany, on Sunday, November 9. The art installation featuring 8,000 luminous white balloons commemorates the division of Berlin by marking the path the wall once followed.
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Berlin Mayor Klaus Wowereit speaks during ceremonies marking the anniversary at the Brandenburg Gate.
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Berlin Mayor Klaus Wowereit speaks during ceremonies marking the anniversary at the Brandenburg Gate.
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Thousands of people gather in front of Brandenburg Gate on Sunday, November 9, during the central event commemorating the fall of the Berlin Wall. Twenty-five years ago, on November 9, 1989, the East German government lifted travel restrictions between East and West Germany.
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Thousands of people gather in front of Brandenburg Gate on Sunday, November 9, during the central event commemorating the fall of the Berlin Wall. Twenty-five years ago, on November 9, 1989, the East German government lifted travel restrictions between East and West Germany.
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People look at balloons of the art project Lichtgrenze (Border of Light) in Berlin.
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People look at balloons of the art project Lichtgrenze (Border of Light) in Berlin.
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People light candles at the National Memorial for the Victims of the Berlin Wall during the commemorations.
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People light candles at the National Memorial for the Victims of the Berlin Wall during the commemorations.
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People gather around the balloon installation on the footprint of the former border at the Checkpoint Charlie memorial.
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People gather around the balloon installation on the footprint of the former border at the Checkpoint Charlie memorial.
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Hulda, age 3, places flowers between blocks of the former Berlin Wall.
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Hulda, age 3, places flowers between blocks of the former Berlin Wall.
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Flowers are placed in a crack of the former Berlin Wall to commemorate the victims killed at the wall.
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Flowers are placed in a crack of the former Berlin Wall to commemorate the victims killed at the wall.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Berlin Mayor Klaus Wowereit place roses in the preserved segment of the wall.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Berlin Mayor Klaus Wowereit place roses in the preserved segment of the wall.
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A statue called "Der Rufer" ("The Caller"), who is yelling to the east demanding freedom, stands over crowds gathered to celebrate the anniversary.
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A statue called "Der Rufer" ("The Caller"), who is yelling to the east demanding freedom, stands over crowds gathered to celebrate the anniversary.
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Merkel and other officials greet spectators as they walk to the Chapel of Reconciliation behind a section of the former Berlin Wall.
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Merkel and other officials greet spectators as they walk to the Chapel of Reconciliation behind a section of the former Berlin Wall.
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Visitors walk by East Side Gallery, a section of the former Berlin Wall, during the anniversary celebrations.
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Visitors walk by East Side Gallery, a section of the former Berlin Wall, during the anniversary celebrations.
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Guests attend a ceremony organized by the Berlin Senate to mark the anniversary at the Gendarmenmarkt Konzerthaus in Berlin.
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Guests attend a ceremony organized by the Berlin Senate to mark the anniversary at the Gendarmenmarkt Konzerthaus in Berlin.
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A visitor carries a balloon from the Lichtgrenze light installation.
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A visitor carries a balloon from the Lichtgrenze light installation.
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