The book of the series 'Children's Encyclopedia ROSMEN' introduces the world cultural and natural heritage of mankind. It tells about the famous monuments of art and architecture, both modern and extant, from centuries ago, and about amazing natural landscapes preserved in different parts of the world.

In 1961, overnight a concrete border went up, dividing the city of Berlin into two parts - East and West. The story of the Berlin Wall holds up a mirror to post-WWII politics and the Cold War Era when the United States and the USSR were enemies, always on the verge of war. The wall meant that no one from Communist East Berlin could travel to West Berlin, a free, democratic area. Of course that...