The fall of the Berlin Wall: Stunning before and after pictures on the 25th anniversary

Sunday, Nov. 9 marks the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. For more than 28 years, the barrier completely cut off West Berlin from East Berlin, until it was opened in 1989.

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The fall of the Berlin Wall

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Nov. 11, 1989 | An East German border guard looks to the West through an opening in the Berlin Wall. The next day, Nov. 12, East Germans dismantled the wall at Potsdamer Platz, allowing East and West Germans to travel freely between the two Berlins. (Richard A. Lipski/The Washington Post)

The fall of the Berlin Wall

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Nov. 11, 1989 | An East German border guard looks to the West through an opening in the Berlin Wall. The next day, Nov. 12, East Germans dismantled the wall at Potsdamer Platz, allowing East and West Germans to travel freely between the two Berlins. (Richard A. Lipski/The Washington Post)

Former Post foreign correspondents Robert McCartney and Marc Fisher look back at the fall of the Berlin Wall in this video produced for the 25th anniversary. (Davin Coburn and Gillian Brockell/The Washington Post)