It was 30 years ago since the fall of the Berlin Wall on Saturday the 9th November. The news coverage reminded me that during a visit to Berlin, we had gone to visit the remaining bits of the Wall. The Wall, which for many years was a symbol of division, has now become the world’s largest open-air gallery, featuring 105 murals by artists from across the globe. So here are a few images from my visit to see the iconic structure and the art murals that still adorn it

The street view of the long section of the Wall and its murals

street photography - street photographer - evening light and park cars reflection of the sun as it sets in their windows

The Wall art murals were mainly painted in the 1990, although a number of them have been repainted as a result of either the work being damaged by vandalism or deterioration due to weather.

street photography - street photographer - image showing the wall mural entitled the kiss

‘The Kiss’ is such a mural and was repainted in March 2009.

At this section of the wall, you can step into what would have been known as no mans land. Between two sections of the wall. The River Spree flows behind the left hand section showed here. Then the major wall with the murals is at the right hand side of the image.

street photography - street photographer - low down lead lines between two wall sections

So here are a few of my favourite Wall art panels:

street photography - street photographer - image showing the wall mural entitled breaking through
street photography - street photographer - image showing the wall mural cv
street photography - street photographer - image showing the wall mural entitled the wall jumper
street photography - street photographer - image of the wall mural entitled faces
street photography - street photographer - image of the wall mural entitled tolerance
street photography - street photographer - a view along the pavement of the murals from low down

I have featured just a few of the iconic murals that can be viewed at the open air gallery. I would certainly recommend anyone visiting the city, to go and visit the Wall. Take your camera and capture your own images of what is left of the Berlin Wall, and its art work.

You can see my portfolio of architecture type images at this link