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24 Jun 2012
Hundreds of thousands of people at the Gay Pride in Berlin
Several hundred thousand people – 700,000 according to organizers – took part Saturday in the Gay Pride in Berlin under the theme “Knowledge can accept.”
The parade, rich in fantastic costumes, and accompanied by techno music began in the cosmopolitan district of Kreuzberg, north of the German capital, to join in the late afternoon the Brandenburg Gate (downtown) , where DJs and artists were to succeed on stage until midnight.
Social Democratic and gay mayor of Berlin, Klaus Wowereit, gave the kickoff of the event which provides an annual opportunity for its participants to demonstrate originality and humor in their disguises. 34th “Christopher Street Day” held in Berlin also draw attention to the plight of homosexuals in Russia, especially with a giant portrait of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, reworked in the style kitsch gay French artists Pierre et Gilles.
13 Aug 2011
Germany marks 50 years since Berlin Wall
Germany is marking 50 years since the building of the Berlin Wall when the communist East closed its border, dividing the city for 28 years. Berlin Mayor Klaus Wowereit told a ceremony on Bernauer Street: "The Wall is history but we must not forget it." President Christian Wulff said Germany had been securely established as a reunified country.
The city observed a minute's silence at noon (10:00 GMT) in memory of those who died trying to escape. Soldiers from the East began construction on the morning of 13 August 1961