Celebrating 30 years of the fall of the Wall with AR

30 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall - a real reason to celebrate. With a total of 38 augmented reality filters, the joint project by Facebook, Kulturprojekte Berlin and ZDF Digital allows visitors in Germany to experience history up close.

To mark the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, Facebook, together with Kulturprojekte Berlin and ZDF Digital, is offering a new look at untold stories about this historic event that are largely unknown to the public. More than 30 augmented reality filters have been developed especially for the anniversary to focus on the stories and people who made the fall of the Wall possible. The filters are available from 4 to 10 November 2019 and give the festival "30 Years of Peaceful Revolution - Fall of the Wall" an additional perspective.

With the various AR filters, people in Berlin and beyond can participate in the fall of the Wall in an innovative way. They can celebrate the historic event with others via Facebook, recall stories that contributed to the fall of the Wall and draw attention to what can be achieved together. Eight of the 38 filters were created by Sehsucht, a production partner of ZDF Digital, and a further 30 by ZDF Digital. Anyone who would like to try out the filters can do so at seven selected locations in Berlin along the "30 Years of Peaceful Revolution - Fall of the Wall" festival using QR codes or a Chatbot in Facebook Messenger access the QR codes.

East Side Gallery:
The art in the East Side Gallery documents a time of change and expresses the euphoria and high hopes for a better future. Augmented reality is used to bring some of the most prominent sections, such as a Trabi breaking through the wall, back to life so that people can experience the East Side Gallery and its artworks in an impressive way.

Alexanderplatz:
On 4 November 1989, 500,000 people gathered at Alexanderplatz to demonstrate. Every single person who gathered here that day helped to bring down the Wall. The AR effect honours the peaceful protest with a virtual statue.

Gethsemane Church:
In peaceful protest, people lit candles in front of the Gethsemane Church. With the help of augmented reality, you are transported back in time, see hundreds of candles floating in the air and have the opportunity to light a candle yourself.