The Wall
Room's standing boundary
The Wall refers to the Berlin Wall, the barrier dividing East and West Berlin from 1961 to 1989, which became the defining symbol of Cold War division: When the Wall came down, everything changed.
In other contexts, the Wall may designate the Western Wall in Jerusalem, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, or Pink Floyd's 1979 rock opera.
Any prominent barrier in a specific context may become simply the Wall.
Musically linked song collection
- double albumMusic release spanning two discs
- 1979A calendar year
- Comfortably NumbPleasantly lacking all sensation
- MotherFemale parent as title
Roger Waters · David Gilmour · Richard Wright · progressive rock · vinyl · liner notes · remaster · art rock
Fortified defensive wall
- barricadeObstacle blocking a path
- fenceBoundary structure between properties
- palisadeFence of pointed stakes
- bulwarkDefensive fortification or safeguard
partition · blockade · fortification · stockade · parapet · perimeter · enclosure · hedge
Barrier separating spaces
- boundaryLine marking a limit
- borderOuter edge or limit
- demarcationFormal boundary setting
- divideSeparate into parts
segregation · Iron Curtain · separation · rift · schism · bifurcation · cleavage · gulf
Strengthening defenses or nutrients
- shieldHandheld defensive armor
- defenseProtection against harm
- bulwarkDefensive fortification or safeguard
- strongholdFortified place of defense
bastion · rampart · safeguard · security · garrison · redoubt · sanctuary · refuge
State of being alone
- lonelinessState of lacking companions
- alienationState of being isolated
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
- withdrawalAct of taking away
estrangement · disconnection · introspection · seclusion · emptiness · abandonment · silence · reclusiveness
concept album
Musically linked song collection
- double albumMusic release spanning two discs
- 1979A calendar year
- Comfortably NumbPleasantly lacking all sensation
Roger Waters · David Gilmour · Richard Wright · Mother · progressive rock · vinyl · liner notes · remaster · art rock · rock opera
rampart
Fortified defensive wall
- barricadeObstacle blocking a path
- fenceBoundary structure between properties
- palisadeFence of pointed stakes
bulwark · partition · blockade · fortification · stockade · parapet · perimeter · enclosure · hedge · screen
partition
Barrier separating spaces
- boundaryLine marking a limit
- borderOuter edge or limit
- demarcationFormal boundary setting
divide · segregation · Iron Curtain · separation · rift · schism · bifurcation · cleavage · gulf · chasm
fortification
Strengthening defenses or nutrients
- shieldHandheld defensive armor
- defenseProtection against harm
- bulwarkDefensive fortification or safeguard
stronghold · bastion · rampart · safeguard · security · garrison · redoubt · sanctuary · refuge · shelter
solitude
State of being alone
- lonelinessState of lacking companions
- alienationState of being isolated
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
withdrawal · estrangement · disconnection · introspection · seclusion · emptiness · abandonment · silence · reclusiveness · desolation
- Pink Floyd AlbumsWish You Were Here
- album coversAbbey Road, Sgt Pepper, Nevermind, Thriller, Rumours
- epic songsBohemian Rhapsody, Stairway to Heaven, Hotel California, American Pie, November Rain
- Existentialist WorksCaligula, Waiting for Godot
- Leonid AndreyevJudas Iscariot, Lazarus, Katerina, Christians
- 80s AlbumsThriller, Purple Rain, Back in Black, Like a Virgin, Appetite for Destruction
The Wallconnection
A joining or relation
liberation · openness · joy · communion · Born to Run
The Wallminimalism
Aesthetic of reduction
Harvest · Nebraska · Blue · unplugged · stripped-down
The WallGerman reunification
Merging of divided nation
glasnost · perestroika · freedom · unity · open borders