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Axel Klausmeier: Jahrgang 1965; Studium der Kunstgeschichte und Neueren Geschichte in Bochum, München und Berlin; 1999 Promotion; 2001-06 Assistent an der BTU Cottbus; 2006/07 Oberassistent an der ETH Zürich; 2007/08 wiss. Mitarbeiter in einem DFG-Forschungsprojekt zur Geschichte der Berliner Mauer; seit Januar 2009 Direktor der Stiftung Berliner Mauer.
For many years the complex and constantly evolving border fortification known simply as 'The Berlin Wall' divided the city. Although much of it was removed, hundreds of remnants and traces still exist to show where the border was and how it worked.