1,000 dominos topple, symbolising the collapse of the Berlin Wall 20 years ago, as thousands join world leaders in the German capital
1,000 dominos topple, symbolising the collapse of the Berlin Wall 20 years ago, as thousands join world leaders in the German capitalThousands of people joined world leaders in the German capital to remember the night 20 years ago when a euphoric wave of people power swept away the Berlin Wall and consigned the Cold War to history.
In scenes calmly mirroring the events of November 9, 1989, crowds thronged through the center of the once-divided city, joining German Chancellor Angela Merkel in a symbolic re-enactment of the first crossing of the breached Wall.
"It was worth fighting for," Merkel said, after crossing the Bu00f6sebru00fccker bridge.
The leaders of all 27 European Union countries and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev were in Berlin for the ceremonies.
At the climax, 1,000 dominoes were knocked over along a 2-km strip where the Wall once stood representing the domino effect it had in ending Communism across Eastern Europe.
