(Liste) Berlin Wall Memorial Graffiti
There was a graffity slogan once on the wall that even surprised the secretary general of the international red cross and which could bring some light into the future thinking of mankind.
Berlin wall memorial graffiti. Memorial of the berlin wall. One of the common places in many texts that deal with the evolution of berlin street art scene is that it began on the west side of the berlin wall. Let s first globalize responsibility. The former eastern section of the berlin wall has been painted by many unknown graffiti artists. Pictures from the last years of the gdr show a wall caked in a matrix of political graffiti. Berlin wall view from the west berlin side of graffiti art on the wall in 1986. Map of the location of the berlin wall showing checkpoints general information type wall country east germany east berlin soviet occupied sector of berlin coordinates construction started 13.
Look beyond the graffiti see 17 777 traveler reviews 10 209 candid photos and great deals for berlin germany at tripadvisor. Shame about all the needless graffiti see 17 775 traveler reviews 10 208 candid photos and great deals for berlin germany at tripadvisor. The wall s death strip on the east side of the wall here follows the curve of the luisenstadt canal filled in 1932. The initial barbed wire fence introduced in the 1960s grew into a sophisticated security system of concrete walls electric fences and guard towers separating the east side from the west embodying all the anxieties of the cold war in the most concrete of senses. If you are interested in the berlin wall its construction political implications and history then we recommend also visiting the berlin wall memorial. And it is perhaps the most famous image that appears in berlin s east side gallery a nearly mile long mile stretch of the berlin wall. The murals are painted in a wide range of styles from new york style graffiti to classic japanese paintings.
What s left of the wall that is. The kiss depicts soviet leader leonid brezhnev giving the east germany president erich honecker what appears to be a passionate kiss on the lips. Here are just a few murals you may see. Memorial of the berlin wall.