Everything about The East Side Gallery totally explained
The
East Side Gallery is an international memorial for freedom. It is a 1.3km long section of the
Berlin Wall located near the centre of
Berlin on Mühlenstraße in
Friedrichshain.
Description
The Gallery consists of approximately 106 paintings by artists from all over the world, painted on the east side of the Berlin Wall. It is possibly the largest and everlasting open air gallery in the world. The first painting was started by
Christine Mac Lean in
December 1989 immediately after the fall of the wall. Paintings from
Kasra Alavi,
Kani Alavi,
Jim Avignon,
Thierry Noir,
Ingeborg Blumenthal,
Ignasi Blanch i Gisbert, and others have followed.
The paintings at the East Side Gallery document the time of change and express the euphoria and great hopes for a better and free future for all people of the world.
For tourists the most interesting part of the East Side Gallery is the section close to station Ostbahnhof where all the paintings were completely restored. Also of interest is the river-side part of the East Side Gallery which shows the current art of Berlin's graffiti scene.
In July 2006, to facilitate access to the
River Spree from
O2 World, a 40 meter section was moved somewhat west, parallel to the original position.
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Restoration
Two-thirds of the paintings are badly damaged by erosion,
graffiti, and vandalism. One-third has been restored by a non-profit organization which started work in 2000. The objective of this organization is the eventual restoration and preservation of all the paintings.
Full restoration, particularly of the central sections, is projected for
2008.
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Location
- Mühlenstraße, Berlin-Friedrichshain, Germany
- S-Bahn: S3, S5, S7, S75, S9, station Ostbahnhof or Warschauer Straße
- Subway: U1, station Warschauer Straße
In Popular Media
The gallery was seen in the picture Goodbye, Lenin!
The gallery was featured in the 5th leg of The Amazing Race 6.
The gallery was featured in Bloc Party's single Kreuzberg.
Gallery
Image:East_side_gallery_title.jpg|East Side Gallery.
Image:East_Side_Gallery.JPG|East Side Gallery.
Image:No_more_walls.jpg|A popular slogan graffitied on one of the sections of the East Side Gallery, reading: "No more wars. No more walls. A united world."
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