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Berlin : Germany | 24 days ago  
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  • A man takes pictures of domino pieces lined up in front of Reichstag building in Berlin
    A man takes pictures of domino pieces lined up in front of Reichstag ...
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  • Domino pieces are lined up near the Reichstag building in Berlin
    Domino pieces are lined up near the Reichstag building in Berlin
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  • People walk along a row of domino pieces that runs along the historic border line between East and West in Berlin
    People walk along a row of domino pieces that runs along the historic ...
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  • People look at a row of domino pieces near the Reichstag parliament building in Berlin
    People look at a row of domino pieces near the Reichstag parliament ...
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  • A U.S. vintage car is parked at East Side Gallery, the largest remaining part of the former Berlin Wall, in Berlin
    A U.S. vintage car is parked at East Side Gallery, the largest ...
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  • Greenpeace activists put up a banner over an existing banner commemorating the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall
    Greenpeace activists put up a banner over an existing banner ...
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  • A plaque on the ground marks the original position of the former Berlin Wall as domino pieces are lined up in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin
    A plaque on the ground marks the original position of the former ...
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  • A plaque on the ground marks the original position of the Berlin Wall as domino pieces are lined up in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin
    A plaque on the ground marks the original position of the Berlin Wall ...
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  • A man walks by a reproduction of the Berlin Wall outside the German Embassy in Madrid
    A man walks by a reproduction of the Berlin Wall outside the German ...
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  • A woman rides on a bus past a reproduction of the Berlin Wall outside the German Embassy in Madrid
    A woman rides on a bus past a reproduction of the Berlin Wall outside ...
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  • People look at a reproduction of the Berlin Wall outside the German Embassy in Madrid
    People look at a reproduction of the Berlin Wall outside the German ...
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  • A passer-by takes a photo of a reproduction of the Berlin Wall outside the German Embassy in Madrid
    A passer-by takes a photo of a reproduction of the Berlin Wall outside ...
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  • A couple poses to have a photo taken by a passer-by as they visit a reproduction of the Berlin Wall outside the German Embassy in Madrid
    A couple poses to have a photo taken by a passer-by as they visit a ...
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  • Catholic nuns stand next to a reproduction of the Berlin Wall outside the German Embassy in Madrid
    Catholic nuns stand next to a reproduction of the Berlin Wall outside ...
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  • Wolf of Germany reacts after women's 500 metres race at World Cup speed skating competitions in Berlin
    Wolf of Germany reacts after women's 500 metres race at World Cup ...
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  • Wolf of Germany skates in women's 500 metres race at World Cup speed skating competitions in Berlin
    Wolf of Germany skates in women's 500 metres race at World Cup speed ...
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A man takes pictures of domino pieces lined up in front of Reichstag ...
Leaders from across the continent were due in the German capital to join around 100,000 revellers Monday at the Brandenburg Gate, the symbol of national unity since the peaceful revolution that tore down the Wall in 1989. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was flying to Berlin to give...
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