In June 1990, GDR border guards begin with the complete demolition of the border fortifications at the Berlin Wall. Residents and tourists provide themselves with authentic souvenirs of the Wall in the former restricted area in Bernauer Strasse in the district of Wedding on August 13, 1998. Denkmal fuer die Opfer der Berliner Mauer und der Deutschen Teilung (Monument to the victims of the Berlin Wall and the division of Germany).