{"product_id":"9781538006771","title":"The Berlin Wall: Over 25 Years After Fall","description":"If you are planning to visit Berlin, one of the most unconventional and fascinating tours should include tracing the path of the historic Berlin Wall. \u003cp\u003eAuthor and photographer Marques Vickers takes you on a detailed visual tour with his book \"The Berlin Wall: Over 25 Years After Fall\". The edition showcases the changes, constructions and alterations to the terrain that for thirty-eight years divided Berlin. His 325 photographs intimately detail the core of the city's center, commencing from the northern Wedding district to southern Oberbaum Bridge. Concise commentary illuminates the background of prominent structures, memorials and historical events.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver twenty-five years have followed the permanent dismantlement of the concrete slab barrier. Few remnant sections still remain. The outline of the wall has been identified locally through dual rectangular cobblestones embedded in the streets, walkways and under structures. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe reader accompanies Vickers on this visual pathway showcasing what remains and what has been reconstructed since the German reunification of 1990. Vickers' prior visit to the city was in 1996 when many of the major construction projects first commenced.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmongst his most notable images include the Brandenburg Gate, Reichstag, Adolph Hitler's Bunker site, The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, Potsdamer Platz, Checkpoint Charlie, East Side Gallery, Lantag of Prussia Building, Topography of Terror Museum, foundational remains of the Gestapo headquarters, Oberbaum Bridge and the lone stretch of remaining undeveloped No Man's Land in the core of Berlin. His visual documentary also includes residential, commercial and governmental buildings, cemeteries, memorials and neighborhoods.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe guide is the perfect travel accompaniment for viewing a fascinating slice of Berlin many tourists overlook. The work can also serve as a valuable reference overview even if one never sets foot in the city.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"NOOK Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47060841824496,"sku":"9781538006771","price":15.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781538006771_p0.jpg?v=1763749076","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781538006771","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}