When the Berlin Wall was knocked down in 1989, many Cornell students had not even been born. Regardless, the Department of German Studies and the German Embassy is sponsoring a week of festivities in honor of the 20th anniversary of the destruction of the Berlin Wall, building a replica wall on the Arts Quad and giving many a chance to learn about the recent past.

Cornell is one of the 30 schools chosen by the German Embassy to participate in the nationwide “Freedom Without Walls Campaign.”

“The turnout, despite the rain, was incredible,” said Prof. Anette Schwarz, chair of the Department of German Studies and principal organizer of the week’s events.