--- ---  # Watch Germany Commemorate the Berlin Wall's Fall by [TIME Video](https://time.com/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Nov 9, 2014 9:00 AM UTC  Lit balloons are placed along the former Berlin Wall location near the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin on Nov. 8, 2014. Lit balloons are placed along the former Berlin Wall location near the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin on Nov. 8, 2014.Fabrizio Bensch—Reuters by [TIME Video](https://time.com/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Nov 9, 2014 9:00 AM UTC Twenty-five years ago, on Nov.9, the Berlin Wall fell, paving the way for the reunification of Germany and the end of the Cold War. In Berlin, world leaders, peace activists and celebrities will mark the momentous events of a quarter-century ago Sunday, in front of a crowd of hundreds of thousands. Live video of the event is set to begin at 10 a.m. local time (4 a.m. ET) Berlin Wall, 25 Years On: Watch Germany Commemorate Cold War's Ending ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3574223/berlin-wall-fall-anniversary/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3574223/berlin-wall-fall-anniversary/"},"headline":"Watch Germany Commemorate the Berlin Wall's Fall","datePublished":"2014-11-09T09:00:17.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T11:19:16.995Z","description":"Live coverage of the festivities is due to begin at 10 a.m. local time (4 a.m. ET)","url":"https://time.com/3574223/berlin-wall-fall-anniversary/","keywords":["Berlin Wall","Germany"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4d7ebce8a64ec77b/698767d5428a9e6b0ecc546d/germany-berlin-wall.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Video","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-video/"}],"articleSection":"History","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4d7ebce8a64ec77b/698767d5428a9e6b0ecc546d/germany-berlin-wall.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Lit balloons are placed along the former Berlin Wall location near the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin","caption":"Lit balloons are placed along the former Berlin Wall location near the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin","creditText":"Fabrizio Bensch—Reuters","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/history/","name":"History"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/berlin-wall/","name":"Berlin Wall"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3574223/berlin-wall-fall-anniversary/","name":"Watch Germany Commemorate the Berlin Wall's Fall"}}]}] ```