Marianne Birthler, Federal Commissioner for the Stasi Records, Nobel Prize winner and managing director of Grameen Bank, Muhammad Yunus, Berlin Mayor Klaus Wowereit and former Soviet Union President Mikhail Gorbachev (L-R) pose for a group picture before a news conference in the Berlin City Hall November 9, 2009. As the highlight of a 5-million euro ($7.4 million) celebration marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, a 1.5-km (one-mile) long segment of the Wall will stand for two days along its original route in front of the Brandenburg Gate to the Potsdamer Platz. The row of 1,000 20-kg dominos standing 1.5 metres apart -- painted in bright colours by school children and rising 2.5 metres high -- will be toppled at the end of a gala ceremony as a symbolic tribute to the collapse of the Wall 20 years earlier. Reuters Pictures 1 week ago

Marianne Birthler, Federal Commissioner for the Stasi Records, Nobel Prize winner and managing director of Grameen Bank, Muhammad Yunus, Berlin Mayor Klaus Wowereit and former Soviet Union President Mikhail Gorbachev (L-R) pose for a group picture before a news conference in the Berlin City Hall November 9, 2009. As the highlight of a 5-million euro ($7.4 million) celebration marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, a 1.5-km (one-mile) long segment of the Wall will stand for two days along its original route in front of the Brandenburg Gate to the Potsdamer Platz. The row of 1,000 20-kg dominos standing 1.5 metres apart -- painted in bright colours by school children and rising 2.5 metres high -- will be toppled at the end of a gala ceremony as a symbolic tribute to the collapse of the Wall 20 years earlier.

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  1. BERLIN - NOVEMBER 09: Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev attends celebrations at the Brandenburg Gate on the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 2009 in Berlin, Germany. The city of Berlin is celebrating the occasion at the Brandenburg Gate attended by European Union and former Allied leaders.
  2. Former US secretary of state Henry Kissinger (L) and former president of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev pose before unveiling of a bust of Gorbachev by French artist Serge Mangin in Berlin, on November 9, 2009, as Germany is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
  3. The last Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev addresses guests after a bust of himself by French artist Serge Mangin was unveiled in Berlin, on November 9, 2009, as Germany is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall with many world leaders coming to Berlin to mark the event.
  4. The last Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev addresses guests after a bust of himself by French artist Serge Mangin was unveiled in Berlin, on November 9, 2009, as Germany is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall with many world leaders coming to Berlin to mark the event.
  5. The last Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev addresses guests after a bust of himself by French artist Serge Mangin was unveiled in Berlin, on November 9, 2009, as Germany is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall with many world leaders coming to Berlin to mark the event.
  6. The last Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev addresses guests after a bust of himself by French artist Serge Mangin was unveiled in Berlin, on November 9, 2009, as Germany is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall with many world leaders coming to Berlin to mark the event.
  7. BERLIN - NOVEMBER 16:(EDITORS NOTE: Entertainment Online Subscriptions GLR Included) Berlin major Klaus Wowereit and boyfriend Joern Kubicki attend the AIDS Gala 2009 at theater des Westen on November 16, 2009 in Berlin, Germany.
  8. BERLIN - NOVEMBER 09: A woman holds a rose and a brochure that reads: '20 Years Fall of the Wall, November 1989' while attending a commemorative ceremony at a still-existing section of the Berlin Wall at the Bernauer Strasse memorial on the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Wall on November 9, 2009 in Berlin, Germany. The city of Berlin is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Wall, which led to the end of communist rule in East Germany and later on the reunification of East and West Germany, with a spectacular event at the Brandenburg Gate and the participation of international leaders.
  9. BERLIN - NOVEMBER 07: (EDITORS NOTE: Entertainment Online Subscriptions GLR Included) Berlin major Klaus Wowereit and boyfriend Joern Kubicki attend the '16th Aids Gala' at Deutsche Oper on November 7, 2009 in Berlin, Germany.
  10. BERLIN - NOVEMBER 18: Suzy Menkes and Berlin's mayor Klaus Wowereit attend the IHT (International Herald Tribune) Techno Luxury Conference cocktail at The Corner on November 18, 2009 in Berlin, Germany.
  11. BERLIN - NOVEMBER 17: Claudia Schiffer and Berlin Mayor Klaus Wowereit attend the IHT (International Herald Tribune) Luxury Conference cocktail by IMG at Grill Royal on November 17, 2009 in Berlin, Germany.
  12. BERLIN - NOVEMBER 17: (L-R) Berlin Mayor Klaus Wowereit, Suzy Menkes and Claudia Schiffer attend the IHT (International Herald Tribune) Luxury Conference cocktail by IMG at Grill Royal on November 17, 2009 in Berlin, Germany.
  13. Bangladeshi economist anf Nobel Peace Laureate Muhammad Yunus listens to a speech during the 10th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates at the Rotes Rathaus (City Hall) in Berlin, on November 10, 2009. The two-day summit is attended by 22 Nobel Peace Laureates.
  14. Nobel Prize winner and managing director of Grameen Bank, Muhammad Yunus attends a news conference in the Berlin City Hall November 9, 2009. As the highlight of a 5-million euro ($7.4 million) celebration marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, a 1.5-km (one-mile) long segment of the Wall will stand for two days along its original route in front of the Brandenburg Gate to the Potsdamer Platz. The row of 1,000 20-kg dominos standing 1.5 meters apart -- painted in bright colors by school children and rising 2.5 meters high -- will be toppled at the end of a gala ceremony as a symbolic tribute to the collapse of the Wall 20 years earlier.
  15. Nobel Prize winner and managing director of Grameen Bank, Muhammad Yunus, former Soviet Union President Mikhail Gorbachev and Berlin Mayor Klaus Wowereit (L-R) arrive for a news conference in the Berlin City Hall November 9, 2009. As the highlight of a 5-million euro ($7.4 million) celebration marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, a 1.5-km (one-mile) long segment of the Wall will stand for two days along its original route in front of the Brandenburg Gate to the Potsdamer Platz. The row of 1,000 20-kg dominos standing 1.5 metres apart -- painted in bright colours by school children and rising 2.5 metres high -- will be toppled at the end of a gala ceremony as a symbolic tribute to the collapse of the Wall 20 years earlier.
  16. Marianne Birthler, Federal Commissioner for the Stasi Records, Nobel Prize winner and managing director of Grameen Bank, Muhammad Yunus, Berlin Mayor Klaus Wowereit and former Soviet Union President Mikhail Gorbachev (L-R) pose for a group picture before a news conference in the Berlin City Hall November 9, 2009. As the highlight of a 5-million euro ($7.4 million) celebration marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, a 1.5-km (one-mile) long segment of the Wall will stand for two days along its original route in front of the Brandenburg Gate to the Potsdamer Platz. The row of 1,000 20-kg dominos standing 1.5 metres apart -- painted in bright colours by school children and rising 2.5 metres high -- will be toppled at the end of a gala ceremony as a symbolic tribute to the collapse of the Wall 20 years earlier.

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