Caption

Leipzig memorial column at the Nikolaikirche. A column from the Nikolaikirche was recommended. This is where the Monday prayers and subsequent Monday demonstrations took place, which led to the political change in the GDR and its collapse

Date

May 06, 2008

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Sylvio Dittrich

Reference

BRK24H65_141

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NA

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No

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Rights managed

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27,2Mb (1,5Mb) / 12,6in x 8,4in / 3780 x 2515 (300dpi)

Keywords

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