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  • East Side Gallery - on the Berlin Wall - Berlin
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    The East Side Gallery is the longest and best preserved remaining part of the Berlin Wall. This 1.3km long section of the wall is home to one of the largest open air galleries in the world.

    Approximately 106 paintings by artists from all over the world cover this "memorial for freedom", which has been painted on the east side of the wall. The first painting was started in December 1989, immediately after the fall of the wall.

    Over the years the frescoes have been eroded by the weather and exhaust fumes, and also destroyed by tourists wanting to take a part of the wall home with them. The gallery is slowly being restored by non-profit organisations, and the paintings closest to Ostbahnhof are in the best condition.

    This is a very interesting place to visit, not only do you get to see part of the Berlin Wall, but you also get a glimpse of the hopes and dreams for the future for people all around the world, via the artists' work.

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  • Directions: Nearest Subway: Ostbahnhof (S3/5/7/75/9) or Warschauer (S3/5/7/75/9 or U1)
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  • It was in 1990 during Berlin’s reunification period when 1,3 km of the wall have been reserved as a memorial. More than 100 artists from 24 countries made an open-air gallery of it. Some pictures are just nice and funny, most of them have a political or historical background.

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  • Directions: U-Bahn: Warschauer Straße
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    East Side Gallery: A Kiss between Honecker and Brezhnev
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  • The East Side Gallery lies to the north of Oberbaumbrücke. It consists of a 1.3 kilometre long section of the Berlin Wall along Mühlenstraße, on which artists from all over the world painted 106 murals in 1990. Amongst the best-known is Honecker and Brezhnev's Fraternal Kiss. This was painted by the Russian artist, Dmitri Vrubel, who gave it the title "O God, help me survive this deadly love".
    But you'll also find a lot of very interessting pictures from unknown artists.
    Take a walk at the east side gallery on a sunny day and feel the history of that wall . . .

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  • Directions: U-Bahn: Warschauer Straße
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  • Between Hauptbahnhof and Oberbaumbruke, there is 1300m (1 mile) of the Berlin Wall which is best known as East Side Gallery.

    The graffiti on the wall here is the work of 118 different artists from 21 countries. It was organized in 1990 by a Scottish artist called Chris MaclEan.

  • Directions: U-Bahn: Warschauer Straße
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  • Updated By pili on December 13, 2003
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  • The wall that once devided the city is almost completely gone. There are a few remnants including the East Side Gallery located across from the East Berlin rail station. It consists of a 1.3 kilometre long section of the Berlin Wall along Mühlenstrasse, on which artists from all over the world painted 106 murals in 1990
    Another section is across the river from the Reichstag

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  • Directions: U-Bahn: Warschauer Straße
  • Website: http://www.eastsidegallery.com
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    East Side Gallery: Hurry up - only till Sunday 20 July 2003
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  • just besides the East Side Gallery is Berlin's first sandcastle competition. Absolute fantastic and amasing. You can see the sandcastles only till 20 July but it is defenitly worth to see!!!

    See my travelogues for some great pics :-)))

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  • Directions: U-Bahn: Warschauer Straße
  • Website: http://www.sandsation.de/index.html
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  • When the Wall finally came down, people did not spare a thought for posterity. Consequently, there are hardly any places left where you can see this hated divider. The East Side Gallery is one of those and runs between Warschauer Strasse and Ostbahnhof. The first stop is the most interesting part of it and has become a devoted gallery where artists have painted the Wall full of old GDR memories. There is also a souvenir shop here with GDR nostalgia items.

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  • Directions: U-Bahn: Warschauer Straße
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  • One of the largest remaining parts of the Berlin Wall can be found at the East-Side Gallery. Here, there is a long stretch - approx 1.5 km (thx Sabsi!) - of the wall which has been painted over by artists down the years.

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  • Directions: U-Bahn: Schlesisches Tor or S-Bahn: Warschauer Strasse
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    East Side Gallery: the wall museum
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  • it is the longest open air museum, over more than a kilometer of wall still stands here as a memorial place. Absolutely worth the visit!

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  • Directions: U-Bahn: Warschauer Straße
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  • The East Side Gallery is one of the largest preserved sections of the Berlin Wall – and it has the added bonus of being an outdoor art gallery. Each segment of Wall was painted by a different artist (many from outside Germany) shortly after the Wall came down, and many of the sections have been restored or updated since then.

    The Gallery is almost a mile (1.3 kilometers) long, and has over 100 paintings. The theme of many of the paintings is peace and harmony: the message is sometimes very clear, sometimes more subtly woven into the art. There’s a great variety of work on display: you’ll likely love some sections, and be unmoved by others, but this is an essential stop for anyone interested both in the Wall and the emotions that it provoked in people.

    The most recent restorations were in 2000, and sadly some segments have suffered quite badly at the hands of the elements and graffiti artists: it's time for another revamp, but unfortunately the funds for such a cleanup are lacking.

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  • Directions: U-Bahn: Warschauer Straße or Ostbahnhof
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