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Anniversaries of urban destruction: Berlin & Mostar
Tuesday, November 10th, 2009Yesterday marked two important anniversaries for the destruction of urban fabric. On the one hand there were prominent commemoration ceremonies to mark the 20th Anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. 9th November 1989 was the date on which border security was eased and freedom of movement across the wall was allowed. 9th November thus marks the date on which the wall’s dividing power – ostensibly the purpose that gave the structure meaning – ended. It is thus the anniversary of a symbolic destruction. (more…)
Tags: Berlin Wall, Bosnia, Mostar, urban destruction, urbicide
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