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Today is German Unity Day, and I don't think there's any better way to celebrate on this blog than with a look at some of the artwork from the East Side Gallery. When the Berlin Wall came down in 1989, international artists were invited to come paint messages of peace on this piece of inner wall which remains on the border of Kreuzberg/Friedrichshein. The section that was painted is the actual "East" side of the wall. In the divided days, no one on that side would have been able to get close enough to touch the wall, let alone paint it. The murals are now a protected landmark and some of them are undergoing refurbishment. As always, you'll find more murals at Monday Mural.

15 comments:

  1. There was a time when I would not have believed something like this could ever happen. Just from the standpoint of all it represents, it is a marvelous mural!

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  2. Happy German Unity day! What a lovely mural and I'm glad the murals are protected along the former wall.

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  3. Hope you are having a nice day! It's an artistic mural, very colourful.

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  4. This one looks like it has been restored. Very nice!

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  5. Very nice mural and Happy German Unity day!

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  6. This is certainly a day to celebrate and it's a great mural to represent the unity.

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  7. Interesting story. I remember how exciting it was when we got the news that the wall was coming down.

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  8. Great symbolic mural. If it is possible in Germany why not everywhere?

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  9. It is good to be reunited after all the bad years for the East part.

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  10. Art as a peace symbol is alright by me, very nice to see Hal 😊

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  11. Art as a peace symbol is alright by me, very nice to see Hal 😊

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