Former Polish President Lech Walesa pushes the first individually painted dominos along the former route of the wall in front of the Reichstag in Berlin, on November 9, 2009, as part of the celebrations of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 2009. Some 1,000 giant dominos, many of them decorated by schoolchildren, will be toppled during the official ceremonywall at Bernauer Str memorial in Berlin on November 9, 2009, the day of the commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the wall. Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 week ago

Former Polish President Lech Walesa pushes the first individually painted dominos along the former route of the wall in front of the Reichstag in Berlin, on November 9, 2009, as part of the celebrations of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 2009. Some 1,000 giant dominos, many of them decorated by schoolchildren, will be toppled during the official ceremonywall at Bernauer Str memorial in Berlin on November 9, 2009, the day of the commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the wall.

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  1. Former Polish President Lech Walesa (R) meets residents of Dublin as Fine Gael Leader Enda Kenny (2nd L) looks on in Dublin, Ireland, on September 18, 2009. Lech Walesa is on a visit to Ireland to campaign for a 'YES' vote in favour of the Libson Treaty. A referendum on the Treaty will be held in Ireland on October 2, 2009.
  2. Former Polish President Lech Walesa listens to questions from the media during a press conference with Fine Gael leader Ebda Kenny in Dublin, Ireland, on September 18, 2009. Lech Walesa is on a visit to Ireland to campaign for a 'YES' vote in favour of the Libson Treaty. A referendum on the Treaty will be held in Ireland on October 2, 2009.
  3. Former Polish President Lech Walesa listens to questions from the media during a press conference with Fine Gael leader Ebda Kenny in Dublin, Ireland, on September 18, 2009. Lech Walesa is on a visit to Ireland to campaign for a 'YES' vote in favour of the Libson Treaty. A referendum on the Treaty will be held in Ireland on October 2, 2009.
  4. Former Polish President Lech Walesa (L) imitates a street painting of Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen during a walk in Dublin, Ireland, on September 18, 2009. Lech Walesa is on a visit to Ireland to campaign for a 'YES' vote in favour of the Libson Treaty. A referendum on the Treaty will be held in Ireland on October 2, 2009.
  5. Poland's former President Lech Walesa (L) arrives at the MEDEF summer forum on the campus of the HEC School of Management in Jouy-en-Josas, near Paris, September 3, 2009.
  6. Poland's former President Lech Walesa (L) arrives at the MEDEF summer forum on the campus of the HEC School of Management in Jouy-en-Josas, near Paris, September 3, 2009.
  7. Former Polish President Lech Walesa delivers his speech during a forum at the MEDEF ((French Confederation of Business Enterprises) annual meeting on the campus of the HEC School of Management in Jouy-en-Josas, on the outskirts of Paris, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009. France, Germany and Britain called Thursday on the European Union to present a united front at the upcoming G-20 summit to press for stricter financial sector regulation that would protect against another crisis.
  8. German Chancellor Angela Merkel, former Polish President Lech Walesa and former Soviet Union President Mikhail Gorbachev (R-L) speak as they walk through the Bornholmer Bridge (Bornholmer Bruecke) in Berlin November 9, 2009, during celebrations to mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
  9. Former Polish President Lech Walesa stands next to domino blocks on the corner of the Reichstag Gate in Berlin November 9, 2009, during celebrations to mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
  10. Former South African president F.W. de Klerk (L) and former president of Poland Lech Walesa listen to the speeches at 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.
  11. (From L) Former South African president F.W. de Klerk, former president of Poland Lech Walesa and former president the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev attend 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.
  12. Former president the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev (R) shares a joke with former Polish president Lech Walesa at 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.
  13. Former president the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev (R) speaks with former Polish president Lech Walesa at 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. Former president the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev (R) speaks with former Polish president Lech Walesa at 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.
  15. Former president of Poland Lech Walesa arrives at 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.
  16. Former president of Poland Lech Walesa gestures as he arrives at 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.

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