No where in possibly the world do murals make more of a statement than the Berlin wall. One side of the Berlin Wall is an almost mile long row of 106 murals painted by 118 artists back in 1990. The images were created to commemorate the fall of the Berlin Wall, and many images are relevant to that event and The Wall’s impact in Europe for decades prior.

These murals were decayed with many are barely recognizable.

This week artists started repainting the decaying faded Berlin Wall murals and apparently they’re almost finished. The support of the German government is to be commended, having spent over EU3M to fund the renovation. Having considered demolition, the German government recognized the legacy of not only the Wall, but of the famous murals and their place in art and culture. Throughout history, murals have symbolized and at times caused political unrest, both pre-conflict and to celebrate conflict resolution between fighting cultures. The Berlin Wall murals now restored carries on this tradition.