We have decided to introduce a bill today which allows every citizen to travel out of East Germany through border crossing points.
Soon after thousands of East Germans climbed over the wall.
They were joined by West Germans on the other side, the atmosphere was euphoric.
Over the next few weeks, souvenir hunters chipped away parts of the Wall, many of which are now dispersed across the world.
There’s even a small section of the Berlin Wall in Canberra.
The fall of the Berlin Wall also symbolised the end of the Cold War.
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