August 13th 1961 began the construction of the Berlin Wall, also known as the Anti-Fascist Protective Wall. This wall was a barrier to separate West Berlin from East Germany and East Berlin. Not only was it split with an almost twelve foot tall, and ninety-six mile long barbed wire covered wall, it also had armed guards in 302 watch towers surrounding it. The wall was built after the Cold War, it drastically impacted many people's lives back then and has continued to leave an impact on the country. The Berlin Wall was a major part in world history and today continues as a historical landmark of the little that is left of it.
