Snaking along, cutting through fields and streets, yards and gardens, the 28-mile-long Berlin Wall stood as a border between East and West Berlin from 1961 to 1989.
Brandenburg Gate - Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters
That all changed on Nov. 9, 1989, when an inexact translation, a confused border guard and a natural longing for a better life opened a hole in that wall that would eventually end the Cold War. See more of these photos on the New York Times interactive feature.
