The Berlin Wall across the world
Location: Canadian War Museum 1 segment During the Cold War, almost one million Canadian soldiers served in Western Europe, primarly in Germany. In 1991, the government of newly reunified Germany presented this section of the Berlin Wall to Canada. A year earlier, foreign ministers from France, East and West Germany, the Soviet Union, United States, and United […]
Location: Falkland Street, next to the historic Lunenburg Foundry 1 segment The historic old town Lunenbergs with its picturesque facades and streets is on the UNESCO list of world cultural heritage. On the edge of this neighborhood, beside the historical Lunenburg Industrial Foundry & Engineering, a section of the Berlin Wall has been standing since the […]
Location: Mennonite Heritage Village 1 segment Martin Bergen, originated from Germany, arrived in Canada indebted for his ship’s passage from Europe, after being prisoner of war during the Second World War. Soon he made his way from a painter to a real estate undertaker. The Bergen family has always been generous towards their hometown, the […]
Location: Ripley’s Believe It Or Not! several parts of the Hinterlandmauer Ripley’s Believe It Or Not! is an US based franchise company, including newspaper cartoons, comics, TV series and several museums, called oddities. In the latter, Ripley’s features in his own words game, fun, excitement, entertainment for the whole family. Berlin Wall included. After the fall […]
Location: garden of the Meridian House 1 segment The heritage-protected Meridian House is an architectural gem and features the Meridian International Center, a collection of several institutions that serve the intercultural exchange. A Wall segment was set up in the garden of the Meridian House. Further details unknown. Additional information can be uploaded via comment on this […]