A piece of the Berlin Wall is seen in a park in central Moscow October 8, 2014. On November 9, Germany will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. To mark the event Reuters Photographers around the world captured images of segments of the wall, which are kept as monuments in many countries from Taiwan to South Africa and Costa Rica. The Berlin Wall, which divided West Berlin from the communist East after it was built in 1961, was the most potent symbol of the Cold War. At least 136 people were killed or died at the Wall, most of them while trying to escape. On November 9, 1989, following huge protests in East Berlin the wall was breached and thousands of people poured into West Berlin. Picture taken October 8, 2014. Picture was taken using light painting and a long exposure. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov (RUSSIA – Tags: SOCIETY ANNIVERSARY CONFLICT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
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