A group of artists and filmmakers plans to recreate Germany’s historic Berlin Wall. The Berlin Wall was built by communist East Germany. It divided Berlin from 1961 to 1989. Organizers say they will build a model of the Berlin Wall inside a small, closed-off area in the center of the German capital. The design will aim to create a feeling that visitors are inside a “city within a city.” The project is called DAU: Freiheit, or “Freedom.” Event organizer Berliner Festpiele recently announced the project. It is set to open on October 12 in Berlin’s Under den Linden area. The project still needs final approval from city officials. The closing is planned for November 9. Event organizers say the wall and exhibits will be taken down that day. The date is meaningful; the real Berlin Wall began to come down on November 9, 1989.
