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The Fall of the Wall and Reunification
Over the night of 9th November, 1989, the Berlin Wall was suddenly opened, following months of GDR citizens fleeing to the West via Hungary and the USSR. The complete city and Germany as a whole celebrated! From that instant, the citizens of the GDR could once again travel freely.
After the official reunification of Germany on 3rd October, 1990, Berlin was once again elected as the capital city of Germany. Since 1999, Berlin is once again the seat of federal government and thereby the centre of German politics. As of 19th April, 1999, the parliament has had its meetings in the old Reichstag, which has been redesigned by Sir Norman Foster.
His glass dome became an attraction for Berliners and tourists from around the world. And in January 2000, the Sony Center was opened on the occasion of the Berlinale Film Festival and complements the entirely remodeled Potsdamer Platz.
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