Berlin Wall?

Question

My friend and I are having a debate about this, he says it was built in 1961 and was dismantled in 1989. I believe it was completed in 1962 and then completly removed in 1990. Any one know for sure. ???

Answer 1

It was certainly 1961 when it was put up, 1989 (Nov) when they started to pull it down and 1990 when it was completely dismantled.

Remember, the wall was not just in Berlin itself.  There was also a huge wall right along the border of the whole of East Germany.

Answer 2

Well your both close, it was started in 1961 but was not finished until 1962.  They dismantled it completly by may 1990.  So I guess your correct.

Answer 3

The Wall was erected in 1961

dismantled -- November 9, 1989.

Answer 4

Started 1961. I went to Berlin Easter 1962 and it was there. We went into East Berlin at Check Point Charlie. Demolished 1990 - collapse of USSR.

It's sometime ago now, and I didn't Google it. That's just from memory.

Also from memory, 'West Germany' made concessions to 'East Germans' before the wall was dismantled. They even gave them D-Marks to be spent in the 'West.'

In 1991, Bonn was still the interim capital of West Germany.

Answer 5

This depends on how you define the Berlin Wall. The initial fence was erected in 1961. A subsequent fence was erected in 1962. Modifications and a concrete wall followed, up to about 1975. The wall first came down in 1989. When the last of it was carted away, I don't know. By the way, they sold pieces of it commercially, and I have one in my living room. :-)