Styrofoam beats rock in Berlin celebration

October 25th, 2009 admin

Berlin has been commemorating the anniversary of the fall of the Wall all year. But the celebrations will culminate November 9 with the toppling of a brand new wall at the Festival of Freedom. This wall, however, isn’t made of concrete — it’s constructed of nearly 1,000 eight-foot-tall Styrofoam blocks painted by young Berliners, including more


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