Fireworks erupt over the Brandenburg Gate during celebrations on the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall in 2019. Getty Images
A picture taken in June 1968 of the famous Checkpoint Charlie crossing point, marking the border between East and West Berlin. AFP
West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl and East German leader Erich Honecker during visit to Bonn..Getty Images
Young East Berliners celebrating atop the Berlin Wall on November 11, 1989. AFP
Two West German policemen prevent people from approaching as East German Vopos stand on a fallen portion of the Berlin Wall in November 1989. AFP
People from East Germany greet citizens of West Germany at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin on December 22, 1989. AFP
Citizens from both East Germany and West Germany gather for the opening of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin on December 22, 1989. AFP
Workers removing the head of a statue representing late Soviet leader Vladimir Ilyich Lenin during its demolition on the Leninplatz in Berlin in November 1991. AFP
Russian soldiers march in the streets of Berlin for the last time during their farewell parade 11 June 1994. AFP
Gerhard Schroeder won the general election in 1998. Getty Images
A forklift moves 40,000 Euro coins in Frankfurt Germany switched its currency from the Deutsche Mark to the Euro in January 2002. Getty Images
Angela Merkel became Chancellor in 2005. Getty Images
People attempt to look over a still-existing section of the Berlin Wall on the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Wall, in 2009. Getty Images
Celebrations in Berlin to mark the 25th anniversary of German reunification. Getty Images
A man stops to look at city limits signs that form a walkway in the city center as part of celebrations to mark German Unity Day in 2018 in Berlin. Getty Images
Fireworks erupt over the Brandenburg Gate during celebrations on the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall in 2019. Getty Images
A picture taken in June 1968 of the famous Checkpoint Charlie crossing point, marking the border between East and West Berlin. AFP
West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl and East German leader Erich Honecker during visit to Bonn..Getty Images
Young East Berliners celebrating atop the Berlin Wall on November 11, 1989. AFP
Two West German policemen prevent people from approaching as East German Vopos stand on a fallen portion of the Berlin Wall in November 1989. AFP
People from East Germany greet citizens of West Germany at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin on December 22, 1989. AFP
Citizens from both East Germany and West Germany gather for the opening of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin on December 22, 1989. AFP
Workers removing the head of a statue representing late Soviet leader Vladimir Ilyich Lenin during its demolition on the Leninplatz in Berlin in November 1991. AFP
Russian soldiers march in the streets of Berlin for the last time during their farewell parade 11 June 1994. AFP
Gerhard Schroeder won the general election in 1998. Getty Images
A forklift moves 40,000 Euro coins in Frankfurt Germany switched its currency from the Deutsche Mark to the Euro in January 2002. Getty Images
Angela Merkel became Chancellor in 2005. Getty Images
People attempt to look over a still-existing section of the Berlin Wall on the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Wall, in 2009. Getty Images
Celebrations in Berlin to mark the 25th anniversary of German reunification. Getty Images
A man stops to look at city limits signs that form a walkway in the city center as part of celebrations to mark German Unity Day in 2018 in Berlin. Getty Images
Fireworks erupt over the Brandenburg Gate during celebrations on the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall in 2019. Getty Images
