Germany Celebrates 25 Years Of The Fall Of Berlin Wall!

About 8,000 helium balloons have been released into the night sky over Germany's capital at the culmination of events to mark the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall;  as tens of thousands of people attended events, including a "citizen's party" at the Brandenburg Gate.

Chancellor Angela Merkel earlier in her speech said the fall of the wall had shown the world that dreams could come true.

The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 became a powerful symbol of the end of the Cold War.

It was built in 1961 to stop people fleeing the communist East.

The white balloons - perched on 3.6m poles to match the height of the wall and stretching for 15km (nine miles) - were released one by one to symbolise its disappearance.