Cool Graffiti Art on the Old Wall

There was a large piece of the Berlin Wall that had remained intact down on the East side that was well worth a visit.

2009 is the 20 year anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. This part of the wall was now branded the ‘East Side Gallery’ as artists from around the world had been invited to paint their art on the wall. IThis piece of the wall probably ran for about 800-1000m, filled almost completely with art, although some blank spaces were left for new art. The east side of the wall had been painted first as it represented the overcoming of the repression of artistic & cultural freedom.
The wall was originally raised to stop mass emigration of the people to West Berlin. But many of the people, after having left East Berlin that night in 1989, came back home within a week. They didn’t really want to leave their home - what they did want was the freedom to be able to travel & leave if they so desired. I kinda like that freedom too.