One person you wont be able to miss on the path of democracy is this man right here. In our one of the fathers of the basic law and the federal republics 1st chancellor. This bust a work of sculpture of a battles from pilgrim displaced some of adenauer was biggest influences in life. He was beginning to. Dance here the need for his right ear with cologne cathedral because i didnt know was mayor of cologne until 953. When the nazis came to power he not only had to resign he also faced persecution. Thats what the balland hands represent a period of persecution. You wouldnt. See the rhine river. Valley go behind it some hills. They stand for didnt get big or huge and though i. Know it was very much a rhineland. Its really important especially nowadays with all the talk about europe is the goal with the woman on its back there shes hard to see her on is and head hanging down. Until. You have a little bit hard to read no im actually yes that is thats you wrote on the back of the pool as in
And for a tree on an open air screen its only taken on a journey through time. And. When the sun goes down the steps of the high stuck building become cinema stalls. Items. Even. The big circular window in the Parliamentary Office building opposite the marquee elisabet ludos house becomes a film screen a window into the past from the german empire to the Weimar Republic the nazi era and the postwar period. Piece on. This of it blockade of west berlin and the allied airlift are represented on a foot bridge across the river. Its a Great Institution great film that dark talks about the testimony to the freedom
of all the people around the world theres a great film. This also footage of east germans risking their lives and escaping to the west. On the 9th Of November 1989 the burden ball came down. We hear from people who were there that night. We want to finally be reunited. This is i think this is the day germany becomes one again its an incredible feeling. Gripping historical footage a
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it was capital of the German Federal republic this edition of check in is a journey through time in 2019 the German Federal republic celebrates its 70th Anniversary it all started here and bonn when the german constitution was passed in may 949. Today i want to invite you to join me on a tour of 70 years of history from germanys provisional capital bonn all the way to the current Capital Berlin together will discover what a giraffe pressed to do with the countrys constitution or basic law as its known here and well revisit the places and locations that tell the story of postwar germany. We take you to bobs museum of german hi
You. Claim. To play. This is d. W. News live from berlin marking the fall of the wall here in berlin celebrations have begun to commemorate 30 years since the wall came down paving the way for german reunification also coming up. Thousands take to the streets of the Chilean Capital Santiago as protest against inequality in the country continues plus. People have been living here for millennia but now they have to pack their bags a controversial dam plug in turkey will flood their town on its historical sites to
generate electricity. Place. Im told me all oddball thanks for joining us. Germany has started a week of celebrations to mark the 30th Anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall which happened on the 9th Of November 1989 a few days earlier hundreds of thousands of east germans had gathered at Butlins Famous Alexanderplatz for an unprecedented Demonstration Calling For Freedom Of Expression and democracy has more. History flashing before their eyes as thousands returned to berlin
30 years after the fall of the berlin wall on t. W. Little he wrote it. He passed it on. And he read it to the. Globe ever 9989. The story behind one of the most remarkable days in recent german history. Schabowski is known the night the wall came down. Next to. The timeless way to discover the pulse of. Stuarts nov 14th on the job. In. East berlin november the 8th 1989 surveillance cameras operated by the east German Secret Police the stasi showed suspicious activity right by the wall of the Brandenburg Gate. As the officer requested information about a tall mosque picked up on the images. Are about whatever. You know them and avoided. The suspicious mosque was being a reacted by an American Television broadcaster which had sent its top reporter. At the same time in the east German Ministry of the interior. A colonel of the Peoples Police was given a secret mission by his superiors. He
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