Berlin Wall Although the Berlin Wall was in the process of being torn down, Marty and Bob were still able to find portions of the wall that were still standing.

Marty and Bob standing on the former communist side of the Berlin Wall.  Note the relatively small amount of graffiti on the wall compared to the non-communist side shown in the photographs below.

Another nearby section of the wall as seen from the West German side of the river.

Reverse view of the above photo.

On 24 August 1961, Gunter Litfin became the first person shot attempting to escape East Berlin.  Litfin was shot while swimming across the river and died on the West Berlin river bank.

Another view of the the wall.

A view of the "no man's land" between the eastern and western sectors near Potsdamer Platz.

Another view of the the wall.

Building near the Brandenberg Gate that once served as Hitler's Reichtag.

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