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The Berlin Wall was constructed on August 13, 1961, by<br />
the German Democratic Republic (East Berlin). It was<br />
built overnight and was originally made of barbed wire,<br />
encircling West Berlin. On August 15, 1961, the concrete<br />
(more permanent) reconstruction of the wall began.<br />
The government allowed people to cross the wall for<br />
the first time on November 9, 1989.<br />
East German workers building the wall<br />
Woman fleeing East Berlin August 12, 1961
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