Berlin Wall
fortification · 1961 AD–1989 AD
Berlin Wall, a fortification recorded 1961 AD–1989 AD: 1 mapped phase, cited to 1 source, on an interactive historical map you can move through time.
At a glance
- Completed
- 13 August 1961 AD
- Built by
- East Germany
- Destroyed
- 9 November 1989 AD
- Fate
- Opened, then demolished over the following years
Recorded boundaries
| Period | Control | Confidence | Evidence | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 AD–1989 AD | — | high confidence | no observation date recorded | Standing. Shown at the Brandenburg Gate; the wall ran 155 km round West Berlin. |
Each row is a snapshot the source recorded, not a continuous history. The period between two observations is an inference this atlas shows rather than hides.