BERLIN (AP) — A recently discovered remnant of the Berlin Wall from the heavily fortified border's early days is being given protected status, city authorities said Monday. The announcement by the city government's culture ministry came on the day when the wall has been open for as long as it divided Berlin: 28 years, two months and 26 days.
(1 of 1) An 80-meter (260 feet) piece of the Berlin wall in a forest in Berlin. The recently discovered remnant of the Berlin Wall from the heavily fortified border’s early days is being given protected status. Monday’s, Feb. 5, 2018 announcement by the city government’s culture ministry comes on the day when the wall has been open for as long as it divided the German capital: 28 years, 2 months and 26 days. (Maurizio Gambarini/dpa via AP)
The remnant illustrates how existing structures initially were incorporated into the wall to enable the quick sealing of the border, the city government said. The border fortifications were expanded over the years, and the barrier was far more sophisticated by the time it was opened in 1989. Most of the wall was demolished starting in 1990, and only a few preserved sections remain.
The newly discovered remnant of the original wall was transferred to the West Berlin district of Reinickendorf in 1988 in one of several minor modifications to the border during the Cold War. That appears to be one reason why it escaped researchers' attention until recently.
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