The Berlin Wall across the world
Location: in front of the German Embassy 1 segment from Potsdamer Platz As in many other countries, a Wall segment is standing in front of the German Embassy in Kievalso in the Ukraine. It was inaugurated on November 9, 2009 on occasion of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Wall. The original graffito Can I stay? […]
Location: Mémorial de Caen, Normandie 2 segments from the sector between Potsdamer Platz and Leipziger Straße In a truck loaded with two tons of paint and painting tools, the French artist Daniel Boulogne set off from Paris in November 1989. Destination: Berlin, to support the Artists Union of the GDR, who wanted to paint the East side of the Wall, the […]
Location: Parc Leopold, in front of the European Parliament 1 segment from Potsdamer Platz It took three years to find a suitable location: The Wall segment in Parc Léopold was donated by EU Commissioner Michaele Schreyer to the capital of Europe. It symbolizes the end of the Cold War, the unification of Europe and the beginning of the […]
Location: Kurpark 1 segment Since October 3, 1990, the day of the German reunification, a Wall segment is in the Kurpark of Oberstdorf, Bavaria. Further details unknown. Additional information can be uploaded via comment on this side. click to enlarge: Photo above and background:“OberstdorfBerlinerMauer” by Lokilech – Own work. Licensed under
Location: Centre de commerce mondial, World Trade Center 1 segment The Berlin Wall segment was given as a gift from Berlin to Montreal on occasion of the 350th anniversary of the Canadian metropolis and the 160th anniversary of the town charter at the same time. Since then, the Wall segment and related text panels are standing in the Centre de […]
