How many years did the Berlin Wall stand?
History easy Data from 1989
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The answer
28 years
The Wall stood for 28 years, from August 1961 to November 1989. It has now been gone for longer than it existed. It went up almost overnight — East Germany sealed the border with barbed wire in a single night before the concrete arrived.
Where this number comes from
| Source | Stiftung Berliner Mauer |
|---|---|
| Figure refers to | 1989 |
| Last checked | |
| Unit | years |
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