When Did the Wall Go Up

Berlin WallCoordinates52.516°N 13.377°ECoordinates:52.516°N 13.377°EConstruction started13 August 1961Demolished9 November 1989 – 1994Dimensions

When did the Berlin Wall go up?

To halt the exodus to the West, Soviet leader Nikita Khruschev recommended to East Germany that it close off access between East and West Berlin. On the night of August 12-13, 1961, East German soldiers laid down more than 30 miles of barbed wire barrier through the heart of Berlin.

Did the Berlin Wall fall in 1989 or 1991?

The Berlin Wall fell in 1989, but a new one was put up in 1991.