"FESTIVAL OF FREEDOM": THE FALL OF THE BERLIN WALL

On November 9th, Berlin celebrated the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall. earthTV shows impressions from the "Festival of Freedom.

After 28 years of existence, the Berlin wall fell in the night of November 9th, 1989. 20 years later, Berlin presented the "Festival of Freedom" in front of Brandenburg Gate. In addition to political appearances and musical acts, art events showed the former course of the Berlin Wall. The British artist and curator Martin Butler is going to recreate the Berlin Wall with the physical presence of people. Thousands of people formed a human chain where the wall once stood.

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Furthermore, there was a line of dominos that represented the Berlin Wall. The fall of the Berlin Wall was symbolised by knocking over the designed dominos. The fall of the last domino started a great firework display.

The earthTV camera showed all of the events LIVE. Furthermore, we recorded the best impressions. Here you can watch clips showing the light show at Brandenburg Gate, the general impression of the event and of course the fireworks.