media information 25 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall

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Press Information: 25th anniversary
of the Fall of the Berlin Wall
Summary
7–9 November: the highlight of celebrations marking the 25th anniversary of the peaceful
revolution and the fall of the Wall will be a 15 km "Border of Light" consisting of 8,000
illuminated balloons between Bornholmer Straße and the Oberbaumbrücke. The people and
their courageous call for freedom are the central focus of the weekend.
The celebrations marking the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall begin at 5.00 pm
Friday, 7 November and last through the night of Sunday, 9 November.
The 15 km light installation will run along the former border where the Wall once divided
Berlin's city centre. The installation will consist of 8,000 illuminated balloons filled with helium
on poles along the former path of the Berlin Wall through the city centre between
Bornholmer Straße and Oberbaumbrücke.
The celebrations will focus on those persons who worked courageously for the freedom of the
East German people, a movement which eventually led to the opening of the inner-German
border on the night of 9 November 1989. The stories of these East German citizens will be told
with 100 information boards along the 15 km stretch of the light installation.
Eyewitnesses have volunteered to share their personal stories of the Wall on 7–8 November as
part of the "Service in the City" initiative organised by visitBerlin. They will be found along the
15 km lighting installation between the Brandenburg Gate and the East Side Gallery to help
visitors get orientated and provide information about the weekend's events. They will also
share their personal stories upon request; please contact us to arrange interviews, however.
Eyewitnesses will also be sharing their stories the afternoon of Sunday, 9 November, at the
major festival being organised by the Federal Government with two stages in front of the
Brandenburg Gate. The festival will also include the signal for the balloons to be released into
the air: balloon sponsors will detach their balloons and let them climb into the Berlin night sky
as a symbol of the Wall's fall 25 years ago.
Media representatives can access various information services related to the celebrations.
Contact partners are visitBerlin as the tourism partner for the City of Berlin, Kulturprojekte
Berlin GmbH as organiser of the "Border of Light", and the Federal Press Office for details
about the national celebration in front of the Brandenburg Gate.
The Federal Press Office will be setting up a press centre, where all visitBerlin press materials
will also be available. Further details and how to obtain press credentials for events
organised by the federal and state governments, you will find in this document.
The most important information will be constantly updated at press.visitBerlin.de and
mauer.visitBerlin.de/pressematerial-zum-25-mauerfall-jubilaeum.
visitBerlin / Berlin Tourismus & Kongress GmbH
Press Office Björn Lisker
Am Karlsbad 11
D-10785 Berlin
Fax: +49 (0)30 26 47 48 – 983
visitBerlin.de
facebook.com/visitBerlin
Press Officers:
Tel.: +49 (0)30 26 47 48 – 956
[email protected]
Christian Tänzler
Tel.: +49 (0)30 26 47 48 – 912
[email protected]
Facts
I The Border of Light
 consists of helium-filled balloons; mounted on a pole, illuminated from below (no bulbs in
the balloon itself).
 Installation dates:
5.00pm 7 November until 7.00pm 9 November (balloon release)
 Length:
15 km
 Number of balloons:
8,000
 Route:
Bornholmer Straße / Bösebrücke – Mauerpark – Bernauer
Straße / Berliner Wall Memorial – Brandenburg Gate –
Potsdamer Platz – Checkpoint Charlie – East Side Gallery /
Oberbaumbrücke.
 Gathering spots:
The seven central gathering spots for the commemoration will
offer information, guided tours, views, catering and video walls
showing historical footage from the Wall's initial construction
to its eventual demolition (Title: "Pieces of the Wall"). All of the
gathering spots will be in operation throughout the weekend
(with the exception of Bornholmer Straße, which will operate
only on Sunday, 9 November).
 Balloons
The balloons have a diameter of 60 cm and will stand 3.40 m
once attached to the pole. The organisers state that the
balloons will be made of 100 per cent biodegradable material.
I Balloon Sponsors
 Each balloon will have a sponsor. This is a joint initiative of the Robert-HavemannGesellschaft, circ and Kulturprojekte. On-site sponsor support: SCC Events GmbH
 Balloon sponsors are responsible for the care of the balloons and their release.
 More than 100 non-profit organisations, associations, initiatives and companies will be
supplying the balloon sponsors. The Protestant church will be the largest group with 3,000
sponsors.
 All of the names and personal stories of the balloon sponsors will be published at
www.fallofthewall25.com, a website managed by Facebook. On the website, people from
around the world can leave messages and symbolically sponsor balloons digitally.
Am Karlsbad 11
D-10785 Berlin
Fax: +49 (0)30 26 47 48 – 983
visitBerlin.de
Press Officers:
Tel.: +49 (0)30 26 47 48 – 956
[email protected]
Christian Tänzler
Tel.: +49 (0)30 26 47 48 – 912
[email protected]
I Exhibition along the Lighting Installation
 Exhibition modules: 100, approx. every 150m along the border of light
 Main topics:
Stories from the first years of Allied occupation, the
construction of the Wall, protests against the Wall, escape
attempts, deaths at the Wall, border installations and
inspections, everyday life in the divided city, stories of the
peaceful revolution of 1989, the fall of the Wall, opening the
border crossings, souvenir hunters.
I Guided Tours for the Public along the Installation
The Berlin Museum Service is offering hourly guided tours in German and English starting on
the hour at the Mauerpark, Checkpoint Charlie and East Side Gallery gathering spots. Those
interested can join a tour without prior registration. Tours last an hour and will return to their
starting point.
7 November, hourly from 6pm–8pm (German/English)
8 November, hourly from 12noon–8pm (German/English)
9 November, hourly from 12noon–4pm (German/English)
Duration: 1 hour
Start and end points: Mauerpark, Checkpoint Charlie, East Side Gallery
Tickets: € , children up to 1 free. Tickets sold at the Mauerpark, Checkpoint Charlie, East Side
Gallery Info Points only for the tours starting at that location.
Info Point Opening Times: 7 November, 3pm–10pm, 8–9 November 9.30am–10.00pm
Mauerpark Guided Tour – Life and Resistance in the Shadow of the Wall
This tour will discuss escape attempts via the Gleim underpass, the spectacular jumps from the
windows of the houses along Bernauer Straße, a safe house in Oderberger Straße, and the
legendary Hirschhof, site of one of the earliest protests in East Germany. The tour will offer
many insights into the history of the now bustling Mauerpark. Tickets/Start at Info Point (Enter
Mauerpark/Bernauer Straße)
Checkpoint Charlie Guided Tour – Division, Escape and Healing the Wounds
The tour will follow the remaining traces of German division in this city-centre neighbourhood,
along Zimmerstraße, past the spot where Peter Fechter was killed trying to escape, a buried
underground tunnels towards Potsdamer Platz and the testimonies of souvenir hunters. In the
process, it will also become clear just how much has changed in the heart of Berlin in the past
quarter century. Tickets/Start at Info Point (Friedrichstraße/Zimmerstraße)
Am Karlsbad 11
D-10785 Berlin
Fax: +49 (0)30 26 47 48 – 983
visitBerlin.de
Press Officers:
Tel.: +49 (0)30 26 47 48 – 956
[email protected]
Christian Tänzler
Tel.: +49 (0)30 26 47 48 – 912
[email protected]
East Side Gallery Guided Tour – The Oberbaumbrücke: a neighbourhood bridge that became
an iron curtain.
The construction of the Wall severed a main artery between East and West, permanently
changing life on both sides. Former border installations will be toured, with insight into how
the division of Berlin impacted the city's neighbourhoods on both sides of the Spree and how
they have been revived and grown back together since the reopening of the bridge.
Tickets/Start at Info Point (Mühlenstraße/in front of O2 World)
Groups can also book a tour for the anniversary weekend through the Berlin Museum Service
i for atio offi e. Cost: € i l. VAT. 5 parti ipa ts . Contact: Museumsinformation Berlin:
Tel. +49(0)30 / 24 74 98 88 or +49(0)30/ 24 74 98 859 [email protected]
Bowie Berlin Walks: following David Bowie's Berlin journey (Duration: about 3 hrs.)
Info: musictours-berlin.de/de/bowie-berlin-walk
Air Berlin Aerial Tour over the Border of Light: Cost € . , flight u er AB 989
Info: www.airberlin.com/de/site/landingpages/airberlin_special.php?aktion=25jahre-mauerfall
Am Karlsbad 11
D-10785 Berlin
Fax: +49 (0)30 26 47 48 – 983
visitBerlin.de
Press Officers:
Tel.: +49 (0)30 26 47 48 – 956
[email protected]
Christian Tänzler
Tel.: +49 (0)30 26 47 48 – 912
[email protected]
Procedure and Contacts
I Friday, 7 November
5.00 pm
Press Event: Start of the Lighting Installation
Participants: Klaus Wowereit, Governing Mayor of Berlin, visitBerlin CEO
Burkhard Kieker, Kulturprojekte Berlin GmbH Managing Director Moritz van
Dülmen, and others
Place: Marshallbrücke (Southside near German public broadcaster ARD).
Afterwards, there will be an opportunity for interviews and conversations with
Burkhard Kieker, CEO of visitBerlin. Also present will be eyewitnesses who will help
orientate visitors and share their personal stories of the Wall on 7–8 November as
part of the visitBerlin initiative "Service in the City".
Contact:
[email protected]
Björn Lisker, visitBerlin Press Officer
[email protected]
Tel.:
+49 (0)30 26 47 48-956
Mobile: +49 (0)179 1064 201
Christian Tänzler, visitBerlin Press Officer
[email protected]
Tel.:
+49 (0)30 26 47 48-912
Mobile: +49 (0)171 8643 124
I Saturday, 8 November 2014 & Sunday, 9 November 2014
all day
Berlin-Tours
visitBerlin will be offering journalists the following tours on 8 and 9 November.
Please note that there are only a limited number of spaces available on each
tour. Individual tours may be fully booked.
Registration: Claudia Sult/Nora Durstewitz, visitBerlin Press Travel Coordinators
[email protected]
Tel.
+49 (0)30 26 47 48-811 /-829
The Federal Press Office is also offering guided tours to sites including the Stasi
documentation centre and the Stasi prison at Hohenschönhausen. For details,
please contact: Press Office
[email protected]
Tel.: +49 (0)30 18 272 1660 /-1661
Am Karlsbad 11
D-10785 Berlin
Fax: +49 (0)30 26 47 48 – 983
visitBerlin.de
Press Officers:
Tel.: +49 (0)30 26 47 48 – 956
[email protected]
Christian Tänzler
Tel.: +49 (0)30 26 47 48 – 912
[email protected]
Exhibition: "Time Travel" at Pariser Platz The Federal Government's Press and
Information Office will be presenting a multimedia overview of German history
over the past century with original video clips on 8–9 November at Pariser
Platz. In addition, many institutions such as the Federal Foundation
for the Reappraisal of the SED Dictatorship, the Berlin Wall Foundation and the
Federal Agency for Civic Education will be offering a comprehensive range of
information. For more information: www.bundesregierung.de
Saturday, 5pm–9pm
Concerts of the European Union Youth Orchestra
Locations: Mauerpark, East Side Gallery and Checkpoint Charlie
I Sunday, 9 November 2014
10am–12.30pm
Central Commemoration of the Federal Government
With exhibition opening at the Berlin Wall Memorial (Bernauer Str. 11, 13355
Berlin). In the presence of Chancellor Angela Merkel.
from 2.00pm
Special Programme (guided tours, eyewitness panels, readings and music)
Berlin Wall Memorial, Bernauer Straße 119, 13355 Berlin
www.berliner-mauer-gedenkstaette.de
4.00pm
Official Commemoration of the State of Berlin of the 25thAnniversary of the
Wall's Opening
In the presence of Federal President Joachim Gauck, Norbert Lammert,
President of the German Bundestag, and Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Speakers: Klaus Wowereit, Governing Mayor of Berlin, and Martin Schulz,
President of the European Parliament.
Music: Ivan Fischer, Chief Conductor of the Berlin Konzerthaus Orchestra, and
British violinist Daniel Hope.
Konzerthaus am Gendarmenmarkt
Credentials required! (Details in attached document).
Am Karlsbad 11
D-10785 Berlin
Fax: +49 (0)30 26 47 48 – 983
visitBerlin.de
Press Officers:
Tel.: +49 (0)30 26 47 48 – 956
[email protected]
Christian Tänzler
Tel.: +49 (0)30 26 47 48 – 912
[email protected]
I Sunday, 9 November Civic Festival of the Federal Government, Brandenburg Gate
Both stages will be on the western side of the Brandenburg Gate, facing Straße
des 17. Juni.
12noon
Public Rehearsal of Staatskapelle Berlin under Daniel Barenboim.
2pm–5.30pm Afternoon Programme
Shary Reeves and Erkan Arikan presenting. With music by Otto Normal, Mine,
Beat'n Blow and Clueso. In between, discussions with the artists on the fall of
the Wall.
6pm–9pm
Evening Programme: Commemorating the Victims of the Wall & Concerts
Jan Josef Liefers presenting.
With Peter Gabriel, Silly, Die Fantastischen Vier, techno musician Paul
Kalkbrenner and Udo Lindenberg. Conversations with eyewitnesses, including
with Freya Klier, Ulrike Poppe and Wolf Biermann, and video animations. The
Staatskapelle Berlin under the baton of Daniel Barenboim will play the 4th
movement of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony.
Am Karlsbad 11
D-10785 Berlin
Fax: +49 (0)30 26 47 48 – 983
visitBerlin.de
Press Officers:
Tel.: +49 (0)30 26 47 48 – 956
[email protected]
Christian Tänzler
Tel.: +49 (0)30 26 47 48 – 912
[email protected]
More Offerings and Topics for the Media
I Central Information Platforms
mauer.visitBerlin.de / wall.visitBerlin.de
www.berlin.de/mauerfall2014 / www.berlin.de/mauerfall2014/en
www.fallofthewall25.com / www.berlin.de/FalloftheWall2014
I Press Materials
On the special visitBerlin press site mauer.visitBerlin.de/service/presse , you will find
background information, an overview of the events and media about the 25th anniversary of
the fall of the Berlin Wall, including 25 Berlin features on questions such as: Why is Berlin so
attractive to so many people? What do people think of the German capital today? How have
Berliners taken advantage of this historic opportunity?
For more information, go to mauer.visitBerlin.de/pressematerial-zum-25-mauerfall-jubilaeum
An overview of what remains of the Wall can be found on this website from Berlin Wall
Foundation: http://berlin-wall-map.com/
I Videos
visitBerlin Video about the Berlin Wall: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfiHt5aREW8
Deutsche Welle video about the former border:
http://www.dw.de/popups/mediaplayer/contentId_4440098_mediaId_4418618
I visitBerlin-Blog
Personal stories about the Wall and walks along the former border can be read at
blog.visitBerlin.de. Everything you need to know about the Wall:
blog.visitberlin.de/de/kategorie/serie/mauerfall & mauer.visitberlin.de/service/meilensteine/
I Social Media
Under the hashtags #BLN25YearsLater and #fotw25 (or #fallofthewall25), there will be
before/after photos and tweets about the anniversary events on Facebook, Instagram and
Twitter. Selection of interesting formats: the historic milestones leading up to the events 25
years ago are on display on Facebook.
Am Karlsbad 11
D-10785 Berlin
Fax: +49 (0)30 26 47 48 – 983
visitBerlin.de
Press Officers:
Tel.: +49 (0)30 26 47 48 – 956
[email protected]
Christian Tänzler
Tel.: +49 (0)30 26 47 48 – 912
[email protected]
I Recommended Eyewitnesses
Berlin Wall Memorial
Hannah Berger, Head of Marketing, Press and Public Relations
Tel: +49 (0)30 - 467 9866-61
[email protected] ; www.berliner-mauer-gedenkstaette.de
Eyewitness Coordinating Office
Jessica Steckel
Tel. +49 (0)30-98 60 82 - 414 / -447
[email protected] ; www.stiftung-hsh.de
ZeitZeugenBörse e.V.
Ackerstr. 13, 10115 Berlin, Office Hours Mon, Wed, Fri 10am-1pm
Tel. +49(0)30 4404 6378
[email protected]; www.zeitzeugenboerse.de
Am Karlsbad 11
D-10785 Berlin
Fax: +49 (0)30 26 47 48 – 983
visitBerlin.de
Press Officers:
Tel.: +49 (0)30 26 47 48 – 956
[email protected]
Christian Tänzler
Tel.: +49 (0)30 26 47 48 – 912
[email protected]
Material für die Presse
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HAUSANSCHRIFT
Dorotheenstr. 84
10117 Berlin
POSTANSCHRIFT
11044 Berlin
Preliminary Press Programme
Celebrations to mark the 25th anniversary
of the fall of the Berlin Wall,
Berlin, 9 November 2014
(as at: 31 Oct. 2014, 9 am, subject to change)
Important general information
Accreditation
Separate registration is required for all the events listed below to
mark the anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on 9 November
2014. Permanent accreditations issued by the Press and Information
Office of the Federal Government will not be valid.
Separate registration is required
by Monday, 3 November 2014, 4 pm at the latest
via the Press and Information Office of the Federal Government,
or online at: www.akkreditierung.bundesregierung.de
For the events being held at the Berlin Wall Memorial and for press
positions (photographers, written media) during the Bürgerfest
vitizens’ Festi al at the Brandenburg Gate.
The Berlin Senate Administration is responsible for the event being
held in the Konzerthaus; interested media representatives must register separately for this event with the Press and Information Office of
Berlin by email to [email protected]. The
Press and Information Office of Berlin will be responsible for accreditation and issuing the required passes, which can be collected on Friday, 7 November between 9 am and 6 pm and only from Berlin City
Hall, Jüdenstr. 1 entrance, Room 119.
TEL + 49 (0)3018 272-2030
FAX + 49 (0)3018 272-3152
[email protected]
www.bundesregierung.de
www.bundeskanzlerin.de
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For detailed information regarding accreditation please see the press
release issued on 14 October 2014.
Press events with limited access
(Berlin Wall Memorial and Bürgerfest at the Brandenburg Gate)
Due to the limited space available only a limited number of media representatives will be given access to some of the press positions. This
applies to both visual and written media, as well as to radio and TV editors.
Please register your interest in press events with limited access
at the Berlin Wall Memorial
and the Bürgerfest at the Brandenburg Gate
in addition to basic accreditation
by email to [email protected],
by Tuesday, 4 November 2014, 10 am at the latest.
Please note that registration does not automatically entitle you to actually be considered. You will be informed by email in due time prior
to the event for which of the positions you expressed an interest in
you have been considered.
Please refer to the press programme (see below) for the various visual
and print media events and to find out which passes do not give access
to which particular event.
Please note that space on the platform during photo opportunities will
be assigned only to photographers.
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International Press Centre
The Press and Information Office of the Federal Government will set
up a Press Centre on 8 and 9 November for correspondents reporting
on the celebrations on 9 November. This is also where the Accreditation Office will be located.
Address:
Opening times
Press Centre:
Press and Visitor Centre
of the Press and Information Office
of the Federal Government,
Reichstagufer 14, 10117 Berlin
Saturday, 8 November 2014
from 8 am to 6 pm
Sunday, 9 November 2014
from 6.30 am to 10 pm
Issuing of Event Passes (Basic Accreditation)
Please collect Event Passes (Basic Accreditation) from the Accreditation Office in the Press Centre. Passes will only be issued upon presentation of a valid passport or personal ID in conjunction with the original copy of your assigning editor’s confirmation letter.
Opening times
Accreditation Office:
Friday, 7 November 2014
from 9 am to 6 pm
from 8 am to 6 pm
Sunday, 9 November 2014
from 6.30 am to 7 pm
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Issuing of Special Passes (Pool Passes)
Special Passes (Pool Passes) for the events at the Berlin Wall Memorial
and at the Bürgerfest at the Brandenburg Gate will be issued at a separate desk in the Press Centre upon presentation of Basic Accreditation.
Opening times
Pool Passes:
from 4 pm to 6 pm
Sunday, 9 November
from 6.30 am to 10 am
Please contact Mr Hornischer to arrange when to pick up host broadcaster passes and Special Passes for stand-up positions.
Contact:
Press and Information Office of the Federal Government
Mr Rainer Hornischer
Tel.: 0049 (0)30 18 272 2603
Email: [email protected]
Information regarding TV coverage
World feed (host broadcaster) during the festivities at the Brandenburg Gate on 9 November 2014
Due to security and spatial restrictions, the German public and private
TV broadcasters have agreed to jointly provide a world feed (host
broadcaster based on the Berlin model for the e ent at the Brandenburg Gate on 9 November 2014. Please contact the ZDF and the ARD
Main Berlin Studio for more information about the world feed.
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Contact:
ZDF
Mr Norbert Tannenberg
Tel.: 0049 (0)171 97 48048
ARD Main Berlin Studio
Mr Werner Melzer
Tel.: 0049 (0)170 2288 509
Live stand-ups during the festivities
at the Brandenburg Gate on 9 November 2014
The Press and Information Office of the Federal Government will provide a temporary construction for live stand-ups opposite the Brandenburg Gate. Interested TV broadcasters and TV agencies were asked
to register their interest in a live stand-up position in this area by 30
October 2014, 4.30 pm at the latest. Registration is now closed. No
further media representatives will be considered.
Contact:
Press and Information Office of the Federal Government
Mr Rainer Hornischer
Tel.: 0049 (0)30 18 272 2603
N.B.: Due to spatial and static restrictions it was not possible to assign all those who registered their interest their own live stand-up
position. We recommend that you use the services provided by the
EBU, Enex, IHA, AP-TN, liveshot, Ruptly or Overon, who manage live
stand-up positions using their own technology and lease airtime.
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Contacts for stand-up providers:
EBU
Mr Sean Salsarola
Tel.: 0039 335 5393385
Enex
Mr Richard Warsap
Tel.: 00352 691 992197
IHA
Ms Aysun Gökmen
Tel.: 0049 (0) 172 65 73 245
AP-TN
Mr Waleed Matta
Tel.: 0044 7515 578 158
Ruptly
Ms Pita Croy
Tel.: 0049 (0) 151 162 25521
Liveshot
Ms Ute Hoffmann
Tel.: 0049 (0) 174 933 96 53
Overon
Ms Maria Urzainqui Senosiain
Tel.: 0032 472 620 173
Warning: The live stand-up position will only be accessible for those
ith the Special “ass Aufsager Brandenburger Tor , hich TV stations and providers you will be given by Mr Hornischer.
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The above providers will themselves manage special passes for their
own customers. Customers of these providers should therefore contact them directly.
Warning: The live stand-up position will only be accessible via the
checkpoint on the corner of Straße des 17. Juni and Ebertstraße.
Other world feeds (host broadcaster) on 9 November 2014
The Berlin model will also be used to provide other host feeds for
events taking place in Berlin on 9 November 2014:
a) German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s isit
to the Berlin Wall Memorial on Bernauer Straße
Contact:
Host: rbb
Ms Simone Ruhle
Tel.: 0049 (0) 30 97 99 352 300
Host: RTL/ ntv
Mr Dietmar Fromm
Tel.: 0049 (0)172 930 7814
b) Event organised by the Berlin Senate Administration in the
Konzerthaus am Gendarmenmarkt
Contact:
Host: rbb
Ms Simone Ruhle
Tel.: 0049 (0) 30 97 99 352 300
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Press Programme, Sunday, 9 November 2014
(as at: 31 October 2014, subject to change)
1. Commemorative ceremony and exhibition opening,
Berlin Wall Memorial
(Bernauer Straße, 13355 Berlin)
Security check: Access to all events at the Berlin Wall Memorial
for all media representative on the day will be
from 7.30 am to 9.45 am
and only via the security tent on the corner
of Ackerstraße and Anklamer Straße.
Except: host broadcaster
(please contact Mr Hornischer)
9.55 am
Arrival of the German Chancellor and welcome
by the Director of the Berlin Wall Memorial,
Prof Dr Axel Klausmeier, the Governing Mayor of
Berlin, Mr Klaus Wowereit, the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media,
Mrs Monika Grütters
- photo opportunity, limited access Passes:
E ent Pass + Special Pass Begrüßung or Special
Pass Host-TV Gedenkstätte Berliner Mauer
No access for:
„Hinterlandmauer
„Aussichtsturm
Information for visual media:
Distance between photo position and subject: 5 m
Only host broadcaster: RBB will be responsible
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throughout
Lookout Tower of the Memorial:
Position for visual media
Passes:
E ent Pass + Special Pass Aussichtsturm
or Special Pass Host-TV Gedenkstätte
Berliner Mauer
No access for:
all except Rundgang Dauerausstellung
Distance between photo position
and subject: 200–25 m
Only host broadcaster:
RBB will be responsible RBB
10 am
Ceremony by the Hinterland wall
Schedule:
- Trumpet call
- welcome by the Director of the Berlin Wall
Memorial, Prof Dr Axel Klausmeier
- Short speech by the Director of the Berlin Wall
Foundation, Dr Erhart Neubert
- press opportunity, limited access -
afterwards
Joint laying of roses along the Hinterland wall
E ent Pass + Special Pass Hinterlandmauer
or Special Pass
Host-TV Gedenkstätte Berliner Mauer
No access for:
„Begrüßung
„Gang zur Kapelle
„Gottesdienst, 1. Reihe
„Aussichtsturm
Distance between photo position and subject:
25 – 5m
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afterwards
Walk to the Chapel of Reconciliation;
meet and greet the local population
E ent Pass + Special Pass Gang zur Kapelle
or Special Pass
No access for:
„Hinterlandmauer
„Gottesdienst, 1. Reihe
„Aussichtsturm
100–5 m
10.30 am
Service to mark the anniversary of the fall of
the Berlin Wall in the Chapel of Reconciliation
- front row visual, pool Passes:
E ent Pass + Special Pass Gottesdienst, 1. Reihe
or Special Pass Host-TV
Gedenkstätte Berliner Mauer
No access for:
„Hinterlandmauer
„Gang zur Kapelle
„Aussichtsturm
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11.05 am
Lighting of candles at the National Memorial
for the Victims of the Berlin Wall
E ent Pass + Special Pass Kerzen am Denkmal
or Special Pass Host-TV
No access for:
„Gang an der Grenzmauer
„Eröffnung Reden
„Aussichtsturm
100–3 m
afterwards
Walk along the former border wall
to the Visitor Centre
E ent Pass + Special Pass Gang an der
Grenzmauer or Special Pass
No access for:
„Kerzen am Denkmal
„Eröffnung Reden
„Aussichtsturm
60–3 m
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11.20 am
Official opening of the new permanent exhibition
in the Documentation Centre of the Berlin Wall
Memorial
- photo opportunity, pool - press event, limited access Passes:
Photographers: E ent Pass + Special Pass Eröffnung/Reden Foto
Written media: E ent Pass + Special Pass Eröffnung/Reden Wort-Foyer or Special Pass Eröffnung/Reden Wort-Saal
Host broadc.: E ent Pass + Special Pass Host-TV
No access for:
„Kerzen am Denkmal
„Aussichtsturm
15 m
Only host broadcaster:
RTL/n-tv will be responsible
afterwards
Walk around the permanent exhibition
in the Documentation Centre
- photo opportunity, pool Passes:
E ent Pass + Special Pass Rundgang
Dauerausstellung or Special Pass
No access for:
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2. Ceremony organised by the Berlin Senate Administration
in the Konzerthaus
by 3.40 pm
Arrival of the German Chancellor and welcome
by the Governing Mayor of Berlin,
Mr Kaus Wowereit
- photo opportunity, pool -
afterwards
Group photo with members of the constitutional
organs and other guests in the Beethoven Hall
- photo opportunity, pool -
afterwards
The German President, the German Chancellor,
the Governing Mayor of Berlin and other highranking guests enter the Great Hall and take their
seats in the front row
- photo opportunity, front row visual, pool -
4 pm to 5.15 pm
Ceremony to mark the 25th anniversary
of the fall of the Berlin Wall
- press Schedule:
- Opening by Ivan Fischer and orchestra
- Film clip
- Speech by the Governing Mayor of Berlin
- Interviews with civil rights activists
- Music
- Speech by Martin Schulz, President of the
European Parliament
- Music
N.B.:
The Berlin Senate Administration is responsible for the event being held in
the Konzerthaus; interested media representatives must register separately
for this event with the Press and Information Office of Berlin by email to
[email protected]. The Press and Information Office of Berlin will be responsible for accreditation and issuing the required
passes, which can be collected on Friday, 7 November between 9 am and 6
pm and only from Berlin City Hall, Jüdenstr. 1 entrance, Room 119.
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3. Bürgerfest at the Brandenburg Gate
The public area of the Bürgerfest Citizens’ Festi al at the Brandenburg Gate is open to all interested media representatives.
Restrictions only apply the aforementioned positions for visual media and a limited number of seats for written media representatives
at the Brandenburg Gate.
from 2 pm
Start of the Bürgerfest, with acts performing
on stage in front of the Brandenburg Gate
from 5.30 pm
Guests and guests of honour arrive at the Brandenburg Gate and take their seats on the stand
on Platz des 18. März
- no press event, arrival can possibly be traced
from the public area -
6 pm
Opening of the evening programme on stage
- press event, limited access to press positions Programme Mut zur Freiheit :
- Various acts, including the Staatskapelle Berlin
conducted by Daniel Barenboim, Peter Gabriel,
Silly, Clueso, Die Fantastischen Vier
- Interviews with contemporary witnesses
- Video animations
- around 7.15 pm, the Governing Mayor of Berlin
will officially open the light installation and the
balloon patrons ill release their balloons
- Firework display
- followed by the evening programme on stage,
with music by Udo Lindenberg and
Paul Kalkbrenner
Visual media:
Limited access to the photo positions
Fotograben , Fototribüne zentral and
for remote cameras Remote/Totale
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Passes:
- E ent Pass + Special Pass Brandenburger Tor
Fotograben
Fototribüne, zentral
Remote/Totale
Security check/access:
Individual access via the designated entrances
(Eingang) to positions will be possible from 2 pm onwards.
A security check will only be carried out for those
given access to the press pit (Fotograben) in front of
the stage. Checks will be carried out from 2 pm at two
entrances (north and south side of the press pit).
Press pit:
Ladders etc. will not be permitted!
Platform for photographers, central:
Ladders etc. will not be permitted!
Remote/long shot:
Written media:
Limited access/seating by the Brandenburg Gate
Passes:
E ent Pass + Special Pass Brandenburger Tor
Sitzplatz Wortpresse
Access:
Individual access via the designated entrance
(Eingang) to the position will be possible from 2 pm
onwards.
Presseerklärung
Herausgegeben vom Presse- und Informationsamt des Landes Berlin
Berliner Rathaus, 10178 Berlin-Mitte, Telefon: (030) 9026 2411
27. Oktober 2014
Festakt des Landes Berlin zum 25. Jahrestag des Mauerfalls mit Klaus
Wowereit und Martin Schulz – Hinweise zum Akkreditierungsverfahren
Das Presse- und Informationsamt des Landes Berlin teilt mit:
Am 9. November 2014 findet in Anwesenheit des Bundespräsidenten Joachim Gauck, des
Präsidenten des Deutschen Bundestages, Dr. Norbert Lammert, sowie der
Bundeskanzlerin, Dr. Angela Merkel, ab 16 Uhr im Konzerthaus am Gendarmenmarkt der
offizielle Festakt des Landes Berlin zum 25. Jahrestag der Maueröffnung statt. Die Reden
werden vom Regierenden Bürgermeister von Berlin, Klaus Wowereit, und dem Präsidenten
des Europäischen Parlaments, Martin Schulz gehalten. Die musikalische Untermalung
erfolgt durch Ivan Fischer, Chefdirigent des Konzerthausorchesters Berlin, und den
britischen Starviolinisten Daniel Hope.
Achtung: Wichtiger Hinweis für die Medien!
Die Fernseh- und Fotoberichterstattung aus dem Innenbereich des Konzerthauses wird
gepoolt. Poolführer für die Fernsehberichterstattung öffentlich-rechtlicher und privater
Sender ist der RBB.
Für schreibende Pressevertreter und Hörfunkjournalisten ist ein Akkreditierungsverfahren
zwingend erforderlich. Ohne Akkreditierung kann kein Zugang gewährt werden. Es stehen
50 Plätze zur Verfügung. Die Akkreditierungswünsche werden nach Eingang bearbeitet.
Wir möchten bereits jetzt darauf hinweisen, dass es auf Grund der Bauweise des
Konzerthauses zu Sichtbehinderungen von den reservierten Presseplätzen aus kommen
kann. Die Plätze sind bis 15.30 Uhr einzunehmen.
AKKREDITIERUNGSVERFAHREN FÜR SCHREIBENDE PRESSEVERTRETER UND
HÖRFUNKJOURNALISTEN IM KONZERTHAUS
Akkreditierungswünsche werden ab sofort entgegengenommen; die Akkreditierungsfrist
endet am Mittwoch, den 5. November 2014, 12 Uhr.
Akkreditierungswünsche
werden
schriftlich
per
E-Mail
an
[email protected] oder per Telefax 030/9026 2418 an das Presse- und
Informationsamt des Landes Berlin unter Angabe folgender Daten entgegengenommen:
Name, Vorname; Geburtsdatum und –ort; Medium (bitte Print oder Hörfunk angeben);
Telefon, Telefax, E-Mail-Adresse.
Die Ausgabe der Akkreditierungen erfolgt gegen Vorlage des Presse- oder
Personalausweises am Freitag, den 7. November 2014, von 9 bis 18 Uhr im Raum 119
des Berliner Rathauses (Eingang Jüdenstraße 1).
Telefonische Rückfragen:
Presse- und Informationsamt des Landes Berlin, Chef vom Dienst, Tel.: 030/9026 2411
Programm entlang der LICHTGRENZE
Program along the LICHTGRENZE
7— 9 November
LICHTGRENZE
7. Nov, ab 17 Uhr / 5 pm (Eröffnung / opening) bis 9. Nov, 19 Uhr / 7 pm
BALLONAKTION
LICHTGRENZE
9. November 2014
19 Uhr / 7 pm
7—9 November 2014
MAUERGESCHICHTEN entlang der gesamten Strecke
WALL STORIES along the entire route
Open-Air-Ausstellung der / Open-air exhibition by the
Robert-Havemann-Gesellschaft
25 JAHRE MAUERFALL und die einzige
friedliche Revolution der Weltgeschichte
Menschen, die 1989 in der DDR massenhaft auf die Straße gingen
und einer Diktatur mutig die Stirn boten, haben die Friedliche
Revolution in Gang gesetzt und schließlich die Mauer zu Fall gebracht. Auch zum Jubiläum sollen sich möglichst viele Menschen
in Bewegung setzen. Alle sind eingeladen, eins der erstaunlichsten
und folgenreichsten Ereignisse der jüngeren Weltgeschichte gemeinsam auf den Straßen Berlins zu feiern. Feiern Sie mit!
25 YEARS FALL OF THE WALL and the only peaceful revolution
in the history of the world
PUBLIKUMSORTE
MAIN LOCATIONS
All the people who took to the streets en masse in 1989 GDR and
bravely stood up against a dictatorship set the Peaceful Revolution in motion and inally brought down the Wall. We hope that as
many people as possible will get into motion for the anniversary.
Everyone is invited to join and celebrate one of the most amazing
and momentous events in recent world history on the streets of
Berlin. Come and celebrate with us!
Aussichtspunkte, Führungen und „Mauerstücke“ – historische Filmcollagen
Observation points, guided tours and ”Wall segments“ – collage ilms with
historical images
FÜHRUNGEN / GUIDED TOURS
entlang der / along the LICHTGRENZE (deutsch / english)
7. Nov, 18, 19, 20 Uhr / 6, 7, 8 pm
8. Nov, stündlich von 12 bis 20 Uhr / every full hour 12 -8 pm
9. Nov, stündlich von 12 bis 16 Uhr / every full hour 12 - 4 pm
Startpunkte / Starting points: Mauerpark, Checkpoint Charlie, East Side Gallery
Dauer: 1 Stunde / Duration: 1 hour, Preis / price: 5 Euro (bis 14 Jahre frei /
free for children under 14 yrs)
Berlin, Alexanderplatz Demo 1989, © Photonet.de / Lehnartz
Special: EUROPEAN UNION YOUTH ORCHESTRA
8. Nov, 17 bis 21 Uhr, Kurzkonzerte / 5 pm - 9 pm, mini concerts
Mauerpark, East Side Gallery und Checkpoint Charlie
9 November
BÜRGERFEST am Brandenburger Tor
ab 14 Uhr / 2 pm Nachmittagsprogramm / Afternoon program
18 Uhr / 6 pm Abendprogramm / Evening program Daniel Baremboim,
Udo Lindenberg uvm.
BALLONAKTION entlang der gesamten Strecke
BALLOON EVENT along the entire route
19 Uhr / 7 pm, von / from Bornholmer Straße bis / to Oberbaumbrücke
Start mit dem Regierenden Bürgermeister von Berlin am Brandenburger Tor
Starting signal by the Governing Mayor of Berlin at Brandenburg Gate
Alle rbb-Programme senden live von den Publikumsorten.
All rbb programs will broadcast live from the event.
25 Jahre Mauerfall Mauergeschichten – Lichtgrenze – Ballonaktion
25 Years Fall of the Wall Wall Stories – Lichtgrenze – Ballon Event
Ein Projekt der / A project by:
Kooperationspartner / partners:
Alle Veranstaltungen zum Jubiläum in Berlin
All anniversary events
Ò berlin.de/Mauerfall2014
Ò berlin.de/fallofthewall2014
Unterstützer und Sponsoren / supporters:
de | en
Ò fallofthewall25.com
de | en
Medienpartner / media partners:
© 2014 Kulturprojekte Berlin GmbH
Fotos und Visualisierungen: Daniel Büche
MAUERGESCHICHTEN — LICHTGRENZE — BALLONAKTION
LICHTGRENZE — Wo verlief die Mauer?
Vom 7. bis zum 9. November 2014 ist das innerstädtische Berlin
vorübergehend geteilt: 8000 weiße, leuchtende Ballons markieren
den ehemaligen Mauerverlauf. Die 15 km lange LICHTGRENZE
ruft mit ihrer emotionalen und visuellen Kraft noch einmal die
Dimension der Mauer ins Gedächtnis. Sie erinnert auch an die Kerzen, die während der Friedlichen Revolution 1989 zum berührenden
Symbol für Gewaltfreiheit wurden. Mit jedem Ballon schickt ein
Ballonpate seine persönliche Botschaft zum Jubiläum auf die Reise.
BORNHOLMER STRASSE
Lichtgrenze (15 km)
Verlauf / Route
Bornholmer Straße
MAUERPARK
Publikumsorte / Main locations
The center of Berlin will be temporarily divided from November
7th-9th: 8,000 illuminated balloons mark the former route of the
Wall. The 15 km long LICHTGRENZE also evokes the countless
candles that became a touching symbol for non-violence during
the Peaceful Revolution in 1989. Its emotional and visual
force will recall the dimension of the Wall. Each balloon patron
will send a balloon with a personal message regarding the
anniversary on its way.
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The highlight of the anniversary will be a spectacular
communal action when the balloon patrons release all
of the balloons with their messages into the Berlin night sky on
November 9 th. The Staatskapelle Berlin will play “Ode an die
Freude” with Daniel Barenboim conducting by the Brandenburg
Gate. The balloon patrons’ memories and wishes will be collected
on www.fallofthewall25.com. People from all over the world
can raise their voice on this website and become virtual balloon
patrons. Join in and post your personal message regarding
the anniversary on this polyphonic platform!
Alexanderplatz
MAUERGESCHICHTEN — „Niemand hat
die Absicht, eine Mauer zu errichten!“
Zum Höhepunkt des Jubiläums lassen die Ballonpaten am Abend
des 9. November in einer spektakulären Gemeinschaftsaktion alle
Ballons mit ihren Botschaften in den Berliner Nachthimmel steigen.
Der Regierende Bürgermeister von Berlin, Klaus Wowereit, gibt am
Brandenburger Tor gegen 19 Uhr den Startschuss und die Staatskapelle Berlin unter der Leitung von Daniel Barenboim spielt aus
Beethovens 9. Symphonie die „Ode an die Freude“.
Die Erinnerungen und Wünsche der Ballonpaten werden auf
www.fallofthewall25.com gesammelt. Menschen aus aller Welt
können über das Portal ihre Stimme erheben und virtuell Ballonpate werden. Posten auch Sie Ihre persönliche Botschaft zum
Jubiläum auf dieser vielstimmigen Plattform!
BALLOON EVENT — Thousands of messages
from all over the world
KULTURRADIO
Hauptbahnhof
Mit diesen Worten belog Walter Ulbricht, der Staatschef der DDR,
1961 die ganze Welt. Kurze Zeit später, am frühen Morgen des
13. August, schloss das SED-Regime die Grenze zu West-Berlin.
Es folgten 28 Jahre Leben unter einer kommunistischen Diktatur
und in einer geteilten Stadt. 100 Mauergeschichten entlang der
LICHTGRENZE erzählen von Verzweilung und Hoffnung. Sie
handeln von geglückten und tragisch gescheiterten Fluchten, von
unglaublichen Zufällen, vom nie erlahmenden Widerstand. Und
sie geben Hoffnung, dass Diktaturen, die Teilung einer Stadt, eines
Landes niemals und nirgends auf der Welt von Dauer sein werden.
RADIOBERLIN 88,8
RBB FERNSEHEN
Schönhauser Allee
8.000 Ballons / 8,000 Balloons
LICHTGRENZE — Where was the Wall?
BALLONAKTION
Tausende Botschaften aus aller Welt
WALL STORIES — LICHTGRENZE — BALLOON EVENT
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Anhalter Bahnhof
CHECKPOINT CHARLIE
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WALL STORIES — “No one has the intention of building a wall!”
Were the words with which Walter Ulbricht, head of state of the
GDR, lied to the entire world. Shortly thereafter, in the early
morning of August 13, the SED-regime closed the boarder to
West-Berlin. The city would remain divided for 28 years. 100 Wall
stories all along the LICHTGRENZE relect hope and despair. They
are about successful and tragic escapes, incredible coincidences,
about a resistance that never waned. They give hope that – no
matter where in the world – the separation of a city or a country
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8 — 9 NOVEMBER
7 — 9 NOVEMBER
LICHTGRENZE
From 7 November, 5 p.m. (opening) until 9 November, 7 p.m.
WALL STORIES along the entire route
Open-air exhibition by the Robert-Havemann-Society
Guided tours along the LICHTGRENZE (German / English)
7 November, 6 / 7 / 8 p.m.
8 November, every full hour 12 — 8 p.m.
9 November, every full hour 12 — 4 p.m.
Pariser Platz
Video „Journey through time“: 100 years of German history
10 a.m. — 8 p.m. Original ilm scenes from 1914 to 2014
8 NOVEMBER
Special: European Union Youth Orchestra
6 p.m. — 730 p.m., concerts at Mauerpark
Checkpoint Charlie (BlackBox Cold War) and East Side Gallery
The rbb programs would like to revive the boundless joy of 1989
and share the frenzy of that time with their audience. To celebrate
this special night with their viewers, listeners and Internet users
rbb will broadcast live about it. The television project “without borders — 25 h Fall of the Wall” will be at the heart of the broadcast:
rbb television will do a 25-hour-long live broadcast from the city.
The program will also feature interesting documentaries about the
Fall of the Wall. The stages of radioBerlin 88,8 and rbb television
are located at Bornholmer Strasse / Bösebrücke. Antenne Brandenburg will broadcast from Potsdamer Platz and Kulturradio is doing
a cooperation with the Berlin Wall Memorial at Bernauer Strasse.
Setting up shop at O2 World next to the East Side Gallery radioeins
will celebrate the radio-day “freedom” from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Jörg Thadeusz and Marion Brasch as well as others will be hosting.
Roland Jahn, Federal Commissioner for the Stasi Records, will be
a live guest of Bettina Rust. Fritz will introduce young German bands
from its location at “Mauersegler” and will do live broadcasts from
Mauerpark via its Fritz satellite-Mini. Inforadio will report from
its location at Checkpoint Charlie where it will host a number of
exciting guests, such as the US ambassador John B. Emerson.
9 NOVEMBER
6 p.m. Evening program, Moderation: Jan Josef Liefers
„...and we are free!“
11 a.m., mass at the amphitheatre at Mauerpark
Commemorating the Wall victims, Peter Gabiel performs an
orchestral version of “Heroes”, panel discussion with civil rights
activists and a historical and artistic journey from the division
of Germany to the Peaceful Revolution to the Present, Silly and
the Choir of 200 people
1961 | 1989. The Berlin Wall
Opening of the new permanent exhibition at Berlin Wall Memorial
2 p.m. Program with witnesses, readings, guided tours and music
Memorial Concert „25 Years Fall of the Wall“
5 p.m. Gethsemane Church Choir Performance
645 p.m. Clueso and DIE FANTASTISCHEN VIER perform
a concert on the subject of “25 years of German uniication”
Devotions in Commemoration of the Fall of the Wall
830 p.m., Bornholmer Strasse South Side
7 p.m. BALLOON EVENT
Starting signal by Klaus Wowereit, Governing Mayor of Berlin
The Staatskapelle Berlin will play “Ode an die Freude”,
the Final Movement of Beethoven’s 9th Symphony,
conducted by Daniel Barenboim
Public Event „Standing up for Freedom“ at Brandenburg Gate
2 p.m. Afternoon program
Moderation: Shary Reeves and Erkan Arikan
OTTO NORMAL, Breakdance-Performance, Mine (Folk, HipHop,
Jazz), „Scent of the West“(ilm and interview), Beat’n Blow (Berliner
Beat Combo) and Clueso
750 p.m. Concert with Udo Lindenberg
830 p.m. Concert with Paul Kalkbrenner
“25 Years Fall of the Wall: Wall Stories – LICHTGRENZE – Balloon Event” is an initiative of the Berlin Senate.
A project of Kulturprojekte Berlin GmbH in cooperation with the Robert-Havemann-Society, Berlin Wall Foundation, WHITEvoid and bauderilm.
The light installation is based on an idea by Christopher Bauder and Marc Bauder.
PROGRAM
Cover picture: © 2012 WEW FU Berlin / IGB
Photos and visualisations: Daniel Büche
© 2014 Kulturprojekte Berlin GmbH
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LICHTGRENZE
The balloon patrons’ memories and wishes will be collected on
www.fallofthewall25.com. People from all over the world can raise
their voice on this website and become virtual balloon patrons.
Join in and post your personal message regarding the anniversary
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The 15 km long LIGHT INSTALLATION evokes the countless candles
that became the symbol for non-violence during the Peaceful Revolution
in 1989/90.
All balloons will be released into the Berlin night sky for the
magniicent BALLOON EVENT on 9 November, starting at 7 p.m.
Each balloon that flies into the unknown is accompanied by the
patrons’ personal messages about the anniversary of the Fall of the Wall.
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“The Wall has to go!” the protesters chanted in 1989. The Wall is gone,
it has disappeared from the city. Hardly anyone can imagine the
insanity of a divided city today.
From 7 — 9 November 8,000 illuminated balloons mark the former
route of the Wall from Bornholmer Strasse to the East Side Gallery.
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100 WALL STORIES along the LICHTGRENZE tell stories about
successful and tragic escapes and a resistance that never waned.
They give hope that a country or city will never be permanently
divided – no matter where in the world.
Book and Souvenirs
25 YEARS FALL OF THE WALL and the only
peaceful revolution in the history of the world
People who took to the streets en masse in 1989 GDR and bravely
stood up against a dictatorship set the Peaceful Revolution in motion
and inally brought down the Wall. Everyone is invited to join and
celebrate one of the most amazing and momentous events in recent
world history on the streets of Berlin. Come and celebrate with us!
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A walk along the entire route (15 km) takes about 4 to 5 hours,
you could always do a shortcut and and start or end at any
other point. We indicate only the actual walking time in all of
our suggested walks. If you want to check out the open air
exhibition “100 Wall Stories” and sights along the walk, be sure
to adjust your timing.
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GUIDED TOURS
Legend
The Museum Service Berlin offers special guided tours in German
and English to the popular sites Mauerpark, Checkpoint Charlie
and East Side Gallery/Oberbaumbrücke. These tours will take
you along the LICHTGRENZE for a bit and to original Wall
Stories locations. The walks will also explore the areas close by.
After dusk the view from the observation points will be particularly worthwhile. The one-hour walks start on the hour and
are also suitable for children.
Checkpoint Charlie — Stories about Separation, Escape
and Coalescence Walk the remaining traces of the German
separation – along Zimmerstrasse, past where Peter Fechter’s made
his fatal escape attempt, cross a caved in tunnel, toward Potsdamer Platz to see the marks of the Mauerspechte or Wall chiselers.
En passant 25 years of rapid urban development in the heart of
Berlin will come alive.
Tickets / Start at Infopoint (Friedrichstrasse / Zimmerstrasse)
Mauerpark — Life and Resistance in the Shadow of the Wall
This walking tour is all about escapes underneath the Gleim
tunnel, spectacular jumps from the windows in Bernauer Strasse,
a conspirative apartment in Oderberger Strasse and a legendary
backyard – get a glimpse of many unbelievable fates and the
history of what is now the lively Mauerpark.
Tickets / Start at Infopoint (Entrance Mauerpark / Bernauer Str.)
Oberbaumbrücke — A Bridge between Boroughs that were
Worlds apart The construction of the Wall cut off one of the
most important arterial roads between East and West. Life on either
side of the Wall would change for good. On this walk you get
to see former border fortiications. Learn about the separation’s
effect on the urban boroughs on either side of the Spree and ind
out about their resurrection and the convergence ever since the
opening of the bridge.
Tickets / Start at Infopoint (Mühlenstrasse / Courtyard O2 World)
Guided Tours (German/English)
7 November, 6/7/8 p.m.
8 November, every hour on the hour 12 p.m. to 8 p.m.
9 November, every hour on the hour 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.
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Large screens at all main locations will show Marc Bauder’s
unique ilm collage of historical, little-known ilm material
ranging from the time of Wall construction to the Fall of the Wall.
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Potsdamer Platz
On 12 August, 1986 a West-Berlin man spray paints this sentence
on the Wall at Checkpoint Charlie to plea for his family’s release
from the GDR.
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Stones fans from all over the GDR gather in East Berlin on
7 October, 1969. They want to see their idols, who are supposed
to play on the rooftop of the Springer building in West Berlin,
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The Wall Stories on the way to the East Side Gallery are all
about bold escape attempts. At least 136 people lost their lives
at the Berlin Wall. 5,075 forbidden border crossings ended up
successful. More than 70 escape tunnel had been dug along
the Wall, only about one in ive was successful. The East Side
Gallery at the riverside in Friedrichshain is the longest surviving
piece of Inner Wall. In 1990 more than 100 artists from
20 countries painted this so called “Hinterlandmauer” – the irst
obstruction before the death strip. This wall has become a
famous work of art. The more than 1 km long open air gallery
is protected by landmark status. The guided walking tour
“Oberbaumbrücke – a bridge between boroughs that were
worlds apart” starts right here. On a side note, once a year
people from the boroughs of Kreuzberg and Friedrichshain get
together on the bridge to have a giant veggie battle. Radioeins
will broadcast live from the riverside, and reporters will mingle
with the crowds to capture the real thing.
More than 20,000 people helped build the Wall on 13 August, 1961.
The Wall would be continually expanded over the next years.
The government wanted to prevent its own populace from escaping.
Propaganda slogans like this were posted all along the border.
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Checkpoint Charlie — East Side Gallery
approx. 5 km / est. walking time 60 min.
OPEN-AIR EXHIBITION
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East German citizens climb the Berlin Wall at the Brandenburg Gate after the opening
of the border was announced early 9 November, 1989. © REUTERS / Herbert Knosowski
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Brandenburg Gate — Potsdamer Platz —
Checkpoint Charlie 2.2 km / est. walking time 30 min.
After the rush to the border crossings in November 1989 people
danced on top of the Wall at Brandenburg Gate. Momentous
images went around the world, and today the heart of the city
beats all around this landmark. Once one of the busiest places
in Europe Potsdamer Platz had turned into war damaged wasteland and border area after 1945. After the Fall of the Wall a new
neighborhood has emerged here. On this walk you will come to
encounter a story about so-called “Mauerspechte” or wall chiselers.
Small, certiied pieces of the Wall are still available as souvenirs.
Some of the larger segments have been moved to places like
the Peace Park in Uijeongbu, Republic of Korea or the Andrei
Sakharov Museum and Community Center in Moscow.
Yadegar Asisi’s gigantic panorama at the former border crossing
Checkpoint Charlie makes daily life with the Wall in 1980s
West Berlin come alive. Not far away the Black Box Cold War
offers 16 media stations with the history of the Cold War confrontation. At the Wall Museum you can see the most incredible
means of escape, ranging from a hot air balloon to a chair lift.
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The tour starts at a memorable spot: Bornholmer Strasse was the
irst border crossing where East Germans enforced the opening
of the border on 9 November, 1989. Starting at 920 p.m. the irst
East Berliners poured into the West Berlin working class neighborhood Wedding. By 11 p.m. more than 20,000 people had
passed just through this one border crossing. Angela Merkel was
one of them, today she is the German Chancellor. One Wall Story
is Siegbert Schefke’s, who was one of the irst people to pass
the border (there is a story every 150 m). Every hour there will
be walking tours with the topic “Life and Resistance in the
Shadow of the Wall”, starting at Mauerpark. Radio FRITZ will
broadcast from the popular restaurant “Mauersegler”, complete
with live concerts. The Berlin Wall Memorial at Bernauer Strasse
opens a new exhibition on 9 November. The 1.4 km long outdoor
exhibition portrays the malicious construction of the border
fortiications, and it commemorates spectacular escapes and all
those who lost their lives at the Wall.
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Bornholmer Straße — Mauerpark —
Nordbahnhof approx. 3.7 km / est. walking time 45 min.
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MAIN LOCATIONS
Gethsemane Church
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Mauermuseum
Zion Church
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Museum in the Kulturbrauerei
Infopoint
Teutoburger Platz
17
Mauersegler
Souvenirs
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St. Elisabeth’s Church
18
Remaining Wall segment
on Liesenstrasse
Bookshop
5
Permanent Representation
19
Reichstag
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Palace of Tears
20
Original Wall segments
on Potsdamer Platz
7
House of Democracy
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Spy Museum
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GDR Council
of Ministers Press Office
22
Watchtower
Erna-Berger-Strasse
9
Schloßplatz
23
Martin-Gropius-Bau
10
Rotes Rathaus
24
Hinterlandmauer at
Martin-Gropius-Bau
11
Watchtower
Günter Litfin Memorial
12
Chapel of Reconciliation
13
Duration: 1 hour, fee: 5 Euro (children under 14 years are free)
Tickets are sold at the Infopoints:
Friday 12 p.m to 10 p.m., Sat / Sun 930 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Berlin 1945 with sector borders
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asisi Panorama „The Wall“
BlackBox Cold War
Viewpoint
Wall Stories
LICHTGRENZE
All rbb programs
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GDR Museum
Guided tours booking
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Soviet
Sector
British
Sector
Stasi. The Exhibition
Watchtower
Schlesischer Busch
Soviet
Occupation
Zone
French
Sector
Toilets
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LICHTGRENZE 2014
Food and drinks
will broadcast live
from the event
German Historical Museum
Course
of the Inner Wall
American
Sector
Soviet
Occupation Zone
Film collages
Construction of the barrier begins very early on 13 August, 1961
Length of the Berlin Wall: 156.4 km, 43.7 km run along the sector border
Construction costs: 1.822 billion GDR Mark

media information 25 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall

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