dudamel is. reporting from brandenburg gate so 30 years after the fall of the berlin wall where can you still see it the longest surviving section runs along the east side of the river after the wall opened artists from around the world transformed it into a giant outdoor cart canvas it's now world famous and one of balance most popular tourist attractions. the east tai-chi larry was started in february $990.00. artists were invited to paint an original portion of the berlin wall back then the initiative was designed to help east german artists who had suddenly been left without an income but in those exciting days of the former communist state opening up artists came from all over the world. when berlin was divided it was common for people on the western side to draw graffiti on the wall but on the eastern side people approached at their peril the wall became more and more fortified with heavily armed guards tripwires searchlights and lookout towers border guards were ordered to shoot to kill an