For the 20 year celebration of the fall of the Berlin Wall, a new one is being built. Only to be knocked over again.
From the Mauerfall website:2Since March 2009, youths in Berlin have been invited to take part in the Domino Action to be held at the Festival of Freedom on 9 November. (…) young people have the opportunity to design some 1000 dominos measuring 2.5 metres in height. (…)
On 9 November, the dominos will feature in a live performance, which will include the designers of the Domino Action, politicians, contemporary witnesses and guests from all over the world. The former German Foreign Minister, Hans-Dietrich Genscher, and the Nobel Peace Laureates Kofi Annan, Muhammad Yunus and Mikhail Gorbachev will be among the guests.
The Festival of Freedom will begin with an open-air concert at Pariser Platz by the Staatskapelle Berlin conducted by Daniel Barenboim. After the concert, the fall of the Berlin Wall will be symbolised by knocking over the designed dominos, which will be broadcast live in ZDF from 19.25 until 20.15. (…)"
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