The Berlin Wall across the world
Location: besides the UN building 3 segments from Leipziger Platz A fragment of the Cold War hardly could be established more symbolic: to remind and to give hope on the grounds of the United Nations in New York. The ensemble with a graffito by Kani Alafi is a gift from the city of Berlin to Kofi Annan, on the occasion […]
Location: USS Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum 2 segments from Waldemarstraße (missing) The former aircraft carrier USS Intrepid now serves as Sea, Air & Space Museum and as an attraction of the harbor of New York. In 1990, a first Wall segment came to the US and was displayed on the upper deck of the warship. The […]
Location: Museum of Modern Art numerous segments from Waldemarstraße Unconfirmed reports says that the Museum of Modern Art has purchased a longer section of the Wall in 1990 at approx. 500,000 Mark. It should have been sold by the Limex, a GDR own trading company. According to the reports, the MoMA has been primarily interested in such a section that has […]
Location: Campus of Colgate University 1 segment The Peace and Conflict Studies (PCON) Program at the Colgate University in Hamilton is one of the main focuses of the academic education there. To mark the 25th anniversary of this graduate program, a Wall segment was set up on the campus in 1995. Photo: No picture available. If […]
Location: unknown 4 segments from Berlin northern border Jersey City is similar to Oranienburg in Brandenburg: Both are situated in the catchment area of a metropolis. Personal contacts and trade relations finally led to a city partnership in 2007. As a sign of solidarity, the then District Administrator Schröter donated four Wall segments to the […]
