The Berlin Wall across the world
Location: Main Street Station Casino, Brewery and Hotel fragments only This is a memorable place in a double sense: Parts of the Berlin Wall are decorating the men’s room of the Main Street Casino in Las Vegas. The Wall fragments were purchased in 1996 for 17,500 USD. Women who want to see the Wall can ask a […]
Location: US Army Engineer Museum Fort Leonard Wood and the US Army Maneuver Support Center (MANSCEN) are a 65-acre training facility in the Missouri Ozarks. Chemical, engineer, military police, transportation Soldiers, Marines, Airmen, Sailors and international students from allied nations receive training here. The Berlin Wall Memorial is made from parts of the Hinterlandmauer. Further details […]
Location: Allendale Campus, Zumberge Library 1 fragment The Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids is also home to a fragment of the Berlin Wall. It was donated by Frederik C. Meijer, owner of a supermarket chain. Other segments were donated to the Van Andel Museum Center and the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum by Meijer, too. […]
Location: Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum 1 segment In Helsinki in 1975, the Helsinki Final Act was signed. The provisions of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, which were mostly influanced by the United States under President Ford, became basis for many human and civil rights movements in East Germany. Frederik H.C. Meijer, […]
Location: Van Andel Museum Center 1 segment from Potsdamer Platz Under the watchful eyes of the public several segments were lifted out of the Wall at Potsdamer Platz in November 1989. One of which was inscribed with “Meijer”. As Frederik C. H. Meijer, owner of a supermarket chain in Grand Rapids got aware, he got at once in […]
