Party, music, events and speeches mark the 25th
anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall
You have read the story about the history and the fall of the Berlin wall. To mark the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall, a huge party was organized in Berlin. Watch the pictures from the event below. You can click on the pictures to make them bigger.
A performer performs during the street events lined up for the Berlin Wall tearing down 25th anniversary
People walk along the preserved segment of the Berlin Wall called East Side Gallery, where the Light Border ( Lichtgrenze ), a lightened balloons installation on the route of the former border between East- and West-Berlin, has been installed to mark the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall in Berlin, on November 9, 2014.AFP PHOTO / TOBIAS SCHWARZ
A young girl slips a rose in a preserved segment of the Berlin Wall during the commemorations to mark the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall at the Berlin Wall Memorial in the Bernauer Strasse in Berlin, on November 9, 2014.AFP PHOTO / JOHN MACDOUGALL
People enjoy a Street Party organized by German governement to mark the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, in front of the Brandenburg Gate on November 9, 2014 in Berlin.AFP PHOTO / ODD ANDERSEN
German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivers her speech in front of a giant photo dated from November 1989 during the 25th anniversary celebrations of the fall of the Berlin WallAFP PHOTO / DPA / SOEREN STACHE
German singers Clueso (L) and Udo Lindenberg perform on stage during a Street Party organized by German government to mark the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, in front of the Brandenburg Gate on November 9, 2014 in Berlin.AFP PHOTO / ODD ANDERSEN