Border guards at Brandenburg Gate border crossing
OBJECT INFORMATION
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December 31 1989 - January 1 1990
Berlin, Brandenburg Gate
Created By:
Bernd SchmidtLicense:
From the Set
At the new border crossing at Brandenburg Gate, which was opened in a ceremony on 22 December 1989. Over 100,000 people and hundreds of camera teams attended the ceremony, presided over by Chancellor Helmut Kohl and Chairman of the GDR Council of Ministers, Hans Modrow.
Depicts
barrier grid,
Berlin Wall,
border guard,
group of people,
New Year's Eve,
night,
Wall graffitialcohol,
anxiety,
crowd,
fall of the Berlin Wall,
farewell,
hope,
joy,
sorrow,
visit,
We are one people!Places
Brandenburger Tor border crossing,
Brandenburg GateRelated
Original Caption
"Owing to the large crowds everywhere, no one was asked to show any ID. It was almost as if the two border patrols had drawn back as a result of the meaninglessness of their roles. And yet the insecurity and hint of fear vis-à-vis this power structure was still discernable whenever anyone tried to transgress."
