Oberbaumbrücke, 1961 - when it served as a border crossing between East and West Berlin

June 1973 Strausberger Platz #coldwar #Berlin #DDR Photo: Goetze

Rarely seen photos that painstakingly document the Soviet invasion of Prague in 1968 serve as a reminder of the limitations of authoritarian solutions.

Fremd im eigenen Land? Aus gegebenem Anlass. A World in Color: A Divided Germany A selection of unseen images from the Magnum archive documents the two faces of Germany in the 20th century, captured by Magnum photographers in vivid color. www.magnumphotos.com/arts-culture...

Approx. 1963 - Reichstag - Sector Border Photo: Maschke #coldwar #DDR #berlinwall

March 1972 - Heidelberger Str. / Treptower Str. #berlin #berlinwall #ColdWar #ddr Photo: Goetze

June 1962 - Niederkirchnerstraße #berlin #ddr #ColdWar #berlinwall Photo: Goetze, Rolf

7 November 1976 - Bahnhof Alexanderplatz / Hotel Stadt Berlin Photo: Kulka / Bundesarchiv #DDR #Coldwar #EastBerlin #Berlin

1984 - Schönhauser Allee ecke Dimitroffstrasse Photo: Rudi Meisel #ddr #eastberlin #coldwar #berlin

Aug 1968 - Bernauer Strasse / Fernsehturm #Coldwar #DDR #Berlinwall #Berlin Photo: Goetze, Rolf

Christmas, Berlin 1961 A couple from West Berlin waving to family in East Berlin...

1984 - Schönhauser Allee ecke Dimitroffstrasse Photo: Rudi Meisel #ddr #eastberlin #coldwar #berlin

October 1985 - Taken from a Leipziger Strasse high rise from East #Berlin - view into Kreuzberg, West Berlin #Berlinwall #ColdWar #DDR Photo: Page Piorr

Oct 1964 Brandenburger Tor Photo: Goetze #ddr #coldwar #berlinwall #berlin

7 November 1976 - Bahnhof Alexanderplatz / Hotel Stadt Berlin Photo: Kulka / Bundesarchiv #DDR #Coldwar #EastBerlin #Berlin

Approx. 1963 - Reichstag - Sector Border Photo: Maschke #coldwar #DDR #berlinwall

August 1968 - Bernauer Strasse #berlin #berlinwall #ddr #coldwarhist Photo: Goetze

June 1962 - View through the to Gendarmenmarkt from the #berlinwall #ddr #berlin #ColdWar Photo: Goetze, Rolf

March 1972 - Marx Engels Platz #Berlin #ColdWar #ddr #gdr Photo: Goetze

3 Aug 1968 - Bernauer Strasse #Berlinwall #Berlin #DDR #ColdWar #Fernsehturm Photo: Goetze

May 1964 - View into East #Berlin from the Reichstag building #ddr #ColdWar #Berlinwall Photo: Goetze

13 Aug 1961 - Ebertstraße- Lennestraße Breakthrough the first rudimentary barrier - Barbed-wire Sunday #Berlinwall #Berlin #ColdWar #DDR Photo: Habans, Patrice

1984 - Schönhauser Allee / Ecke Dimitroffstraße #DDR #ColdWar #Berlin #EastBerlin Photo: Rudi Meisel

Bernauer Strasse / Acker Strasse 1980s #DDR #Coldwar #Berlinwall

Nov 1973 - Fernsehturm - Hotel Stadt Berlin #DDR #ColdWar #Berlin Photo: Sturm/ Bundesarchiv

Konnopke’s Imbiß - Schönhauser Allee - Prenzlauer Berg Photo: Heyden #DDR #ColdWar #Berlin

1962 - Bernauer Strasse "This shame has to go!" #Berlinwall #DDR #Berlin #ColdWar Photo: Maschke, Herbert

1987 - Aerial View of East #Berlin Berliner Dom - Ministry of Foreign Affairs - People's Palast der Republik - Zeughaus #DDR #ColdWar Photo: Not known

Velvet 89: educational new game presents events of 1989 to new generation

Dec 22 1961 - Christmas Trees at the Heinrich Heine Strasse Checkpoint #DDR #Berlinwall #Berlin #ColdWar

October 1977 - Leipziger Strasse #DDR #ColdWar #Berlin Photo: Heinz Schönfeld

October 1985 - Taken from a Leipziger Strasse high rise from East #Berlin - view into Kreuzberg, West Berlin #Berlinwall #ColdWar #DDR Photo: Page Piorr

April 1975 - Lindenstrasse - Zimmerstrasse #DDR #Berlin #Berlinwall #ColdWar Photo: Goetze

June 1985 - Wallstrasse - Fischerinsel #DDR #Berlin #ColdWar Photo: Lange, Burkhard

Aug 1961 - Bernauer Strasse #DDR #Berlinwall #Berlin #Coldwar Photo: Not known

1987 - Aerial View of East #Berlin Berliner Dom - Ministry of Foreign Affairs - People's Palast der Republik - Zeughaus #DDR #ColdWar Photo: Not known

1962 - Bernauer Strasse "This shame has to go!" #Berlinwall #DDR #Berlin #ColdWar Photo: Maschke, Herbert

Konnopke’s Imbiß - Schönhauser Allee - Prenzlauer Berg Photo: Heyden #DDR #ColdWar #Berlin

Jam Bookshop in Shoreditch needs the help of all book lovers. David is battling to get people in - it is a beautiful shop, small, yet filled with wonders - the struggle is taking its toll on David. Why not order something from him. Help if you can - he deserves to survive uk.bookshop.org/shop/jam

Oct 1970 - Hotel Stadt Berlin #DDR #Berlin #ColdWar Photo: Junge/ Bundesarchiv

26 Aug 1961 - Oberbaumbrücke #DDR #ColdWar #Berlin #Berlinwall Photo: Goetze

Nov 1974 - Palast der Republik #DDR #ColdWar #Berlin Photo: Goetze

10. November 1989: Die Berliner Mauer ist offen. Die Stasi hält fest, dass allein in den ersten 4,5 Stunden „ca. 68.000 DDR-Bürger zu Fuß bzw. mit ca. 9.700 Pkw“ die Grenze von Ost nach West passiert haben. In West-Berlin herrscht Ausnahmezustand. Und Freude.

May 1962 -Waldemarstrasse #ColdWar #Berlin #DDR #Berlinwall Photo: Goetze

7 June 1962 - Reichstag - Brandenburg Gate View of #EastBerlin #Berlin #DDR #ColdWar #Berlinwall Photo: Goetze

Nov 1973 - Fernsehturm - Hotel Stadt Berlin #DDR #ColdWar #Berlin Photo: Sturm/ Bundesarchiv

Oct 1973 - Haus Vaterland building #DDR #Berlin #Berlinwall #ColdWar Photo: Goetze

Aug 1961 - Bernauer Strasse #DDR #Berlinwall #Berlin #ColdWar Photo: Not known

1984 - Schönhauser Allee / Ecke Dimitroffstraße #DDR #ColdWar #Berlin #EastBerlin Photo: Rudi Meisel

13 Aug 1961 - Ebertstraße- Lennestraße Breakthrough the first rudimentary barrier - Barbed-wire Sunday #Berlinwall #Berlin #ColdWar #DDR Photo: Habans, Patrice