Keeping The Berlin Wall Standing

The Berlin Wall fell in November 1989, but several long segments remained standing, including this one. Kani Alawi and other artists preserved it as a cultural centerpiece of the city in 1990 by organizing artists from all over the world to contribute paintings. But now the East Side Gallery has seen decades of deterioration and the artists are struggling to get money for repairs.

Credit: Damaso Reyes/www.theeuropeans.net