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Thirty years after it fell, Berlin Wall lives on in parks, squares and souvenirs

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Updated: 01-11-2019 18:59 IST | Created: 01-11-2019 18:52 IST

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Thirty years after the fall of the

Berlin

Wall, the imposing structure that divided the Communist East and the capitalist

West

lives on in public squares,

parks

and tourist souvenirs. When euphoric

Germans

clambered on top of the Wall on Nov. 9, 1989, smashing it with hammers, it was hard to imagine it had a future.

But it has become an export hit. Segments of the Wall have been sent around the world as official gifts and

tourists

visiting

Berlin

often buy brightly colored pieces of rock that

sellers

say were once part of the Wall.

Some

come with authenticity certificates. Not everyone is convinced.

“There’s not as much Wall as there is being sold,” said Bernd Breitenbach, a 67-year-old passerby at the

Berlin

Wall Memorial. Sections of the Wall – which have been erected in countries including the

United States

,

Ukraine

, and

Russia

– are a major tourist attraction in Berlin.

Seeing the East Side Gallery – a

section

of the Wall that

artists

painted in 1990 and which still stands – is a must-do for visitors.

Many

like to have their photo taken by the painting of a Trabant – the classic car of Communist East Germany – bursting through the Wall, or by the picture of former

Soviet

leader Leonid Brezhnev and former East German leader Erich Honecker kissing. It is a thought-provoking experience for many.

“I guess it’s quite shocking to see how it would have split communities and … I’m thinking of

places

where there still are walls,” said Matthew Chaplin, a 24-year-old tourist from England. Daria Ustymenko, a 35-year-old visitor from

Ukraine

, said: “Let’s say it’s like evoked some feelings, very deep feelings, and emotional impressions.”

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