Another throw back to our time in Berlin in the 1980s.
Probably one of the most famous dividing walls ever. Commenced 13 August 1961 ( I wasn’t even born) - November 9th 1989. The eastern side was pristine white, the western side became an ever changing art form. This was taken looking over the wall from one of the viewing platforms, looking towards Potsdammer Platz, which in its day was something like Piccadilly Circus in London.
This side is a work Art….the other side white…..that must signify something of freedom & repression I guess! I vividly remember the wall coming down….watching on TV at that momentous occasion.
@happypat it does signify that I suppose Pat, but the main reason for the east side being white was more sinister. Escaping East Germans would be better highlighted in search lights against a white background.
Amazing artwork on that piece of history! You explanation to @happypat about why white on the eastern side is sobering. We have no idea what those people endured in East Germany!
Still remember telling Fiona and Mike Stevens, when they were out with us in the summer of 1989 that the Wall wouldn’t fall in our lifetime; fast forward 5 months and it was gone.
