The colourful and creative side to the wall that was in fact
comprised of two walls which created between them a ‘death strip’, where the
GDR guards patrolled.
The stark contrast…
Both are one. Both signify the ripping apart of families and
lives. The barrier to freedom. The shadow of oppression.
There were many attempts to escape.
And below the wall? The foundations of the old Gestapo
Headquarters and the Reich SS Leadership Headquarters.
The colours and the art work show us the hope and the victory, but I think it is so important to remember the reality of what the wall meant to thousands and thousands of people. Seeing the starkness of the unadorned wall brought that home to me.
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