Germany began the 25th anniversary of the Berlin Wall’s demise in Leipzig, where an Oct. 9, 1989, protest led to the populist effort to pull the wall down. People lighted candles Thursday in Leipzig’s Augustplatz square to celebrate the protests that led to freedom. (Ronny Hartmann / AFP/Getty Images)
Hungarian President Janos Ader, left, German First Lady Daniela Schadt, Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski, German President Joachim Gauck and Leipzig Mayor Burkhard Jung join in the celebrations in Leipzig. (Sean Gallup / Getty Images)
Colorfully painted pieces of the former Berlin Wall are on display on the New West Berlin arts zone in Berlin. (Joerg Carstensen / EPA)
Art carries messages on slabs of cement that were once part of the Berlin Wall. (Joerg Carstensen / EPA)
