People look at some of the 1000 inordinately large dominos in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Nov. 9, 2009, prior to the commemorations of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on Nov. 9, 1989. The dominos are placed along the former border at the Brandenburg Gate and will be made to fall in a symbolic act during the Celebration of Freedom in the evening. AP Photo logo AP Photo 27 months ago

People look at some of the 1000 inordinately large dominos in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Nov. 9, 2009, prior to the commemorations of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on Nov. 9, 1989. The dominos are placed along the former border at the Brandenburg Gate and will be made to fall in a symbolic act during the Celebration of Freedom in the evening.

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