A tale of two cities. (cover story)

BERLIN Wall, Berlin, Germany, 1961-1989; MARK (German currency); COLD War, 1945-1991; GLASS domes (Architecture); INTERNATIONAL relations

The article discusses that thirty years ago, as of 2019, the Berlin Wall came down along with a stand-off between East and West that had defined the era of the Cold War. It mentions the Bundestag's glass dome to survey the parliamentarians, and notes that in 1948, the Western powers introduced a new currency, the Deutschmark.