When Was The Berlin Wall Created. Berlin wall , german berliner mauer , barrier that surrounded west berlin and prevented access to it from east berlin and adjacent areas of east germany during the period from 1961 to 1989. The berlin wall was a concrete barrier that divided the city from 1961 to 1989.
Berliner mauer) was a barrier constructed by the german democratic republic (gdr, east germany) starting on 13 august 1961, that completely cut off (by land) west berlin from surrounding east germany and from east berlin.
The wall was built in 1961 and stood for nearly 28 years. Throughout the 1950s thousands of east germans had fled to the west through berlin. Construction of the wall was commenced by the german democratic republic. Construction of the berlin wall started on 13 august 1961.