Construction of the Berlin Wall at the Brandenburg Gate, 1961

Bau der Berliner Mauer am Brandenburger Tor 1961

This aerial photograph from the fall of 1961 shows the construction of the Wall at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. Military and construction vehicles are erecting segments of the Wall and thereby systematically sealing off the western part of the city.

Berlin, Brandenburg Gate, Berlin Wall, aerial photograph, black-and-white photography, 1961, unknown photographer; source: Bundesarchiv, image 145-P061246 / o.Ang. / CC-BY-SA 3.0, Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Germany license.