East Side Gallery - The world's longest open air gallery
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By Matt Robinson
Published on 01/12/2008
Throughout the 1990s huge chunks of the Berlin Wall suddenly began to disappear, re-appearing in some of the most unusual places (including a men's bathroom in Las Vegas. Berlin's longest remaining chunk is now the East Side Gallery - the world's longest open-air gallery.
Throughout the 1990s huge chunks of the Berlin Wall suddenly began to disappear, re-appearing in some of the most unusual places (including a men's bathroom in Las Vegas. Berlin's longest remaining chunk is now the East Side Gallery - the world's longest open-air gallery.
It's a huge collection of artwork, that is resprayed about once per year, just to make sure that everything doesn't fade into no-readability. It's right next to the River Spree, and on the border between the neighbourhoods of Kreuzberg and Friedrichshain.
Don't miss the Brezhnev-Honoecker kiss piece, based on an actual event when the then leader of East German and the leader of the Soviet Union accidently connected lips during a celebration that was only meant to be cheek kissing. East Bloc loving. Yeah.
Why should I go
Because it's not often you get to see politicians kissing each other.
Where
Muehlenstrasse, near to both Ostbahnhof train station and Hauptbahnhof
Homepage
www.eastsidegallery.com
Map
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Throughout the 1990s huge chunks of the Berlin Wall suddenly began to disappear, re-appearing in some of the most unusual places (including a men's bathroom in Las Vegas. Berlin's longest remaining chunk is now the East Side Gallery - the world's longest open-air gallery.
A big long mass of concrete and paint
Throughout the 1990s huge chunks of the Berlin Wall suddenly began to disappear, re-appearing in some of the most unusual places (including a men's bathroom in Las Vegas. Berlin's longest remaining chunk is now the East Side Gallery - the world's longest open-air gallery.
It's a huge collection of artwork, that is resprayed about once per year, just to make sure that everything doesn't fade into no-readability. It's right next to the River Spree, and on the border between the neighbourhoods of Kreuzberg and Friedrichshain.
Don't miss the Brezhnev-Honoecker kiss piece, based on an actual event when the then leader of East German and the leader of the Soviet Union accidently connected lips during a celebration that was only meant to be cheek kissing. East Bloc loving. Yeah.
Why should I go
Because it's not often you get to see politicians kissing each other.
Where
Muehlenstrasse, near to both Ostbahnhof train station and Hauptbahnhof
Homepage
www.eastsidegallery.com
Map
View Larger Map