The Berlin Wall across the world
Location: Private property2 segments Within a stone’s throw from the Rhine – and therefore from the border with France – lies the village of Grezhausen in the district of Breisgau/Hochschwarzwald. There, on private property but clearly visible, stand two segments of the Berlin Wall, serving as a reminder of the division and reunification of Germany. […]
Location: In the parking lot of the Glauchau Hospital1 segment Since 2019, a segment of the Berlin Wall has stood in the parking lot of the Rudolf Virchow Hospital in Glauchau. The segment was deliberately placed in the main parking lot (for visitors, patients, and staff): A bus stop and a large sports arena used […]
Location: Seydaland Vereinigte Agrarbetriebemore than 300 segments About 500 running meters of the Berlin Wall are spread across three warehouses at Seydaland Vereinigte Agrarbetriebe in Seyda, in the Wittenberg district. Seydaland emerged from an agricultural production cooperative after the fall of the Wall. In a newspaper interview, the current managing director recalls: “Due to outdated […]
Location: Haupstraße/Dürener Straße1 segment Since 1991, a section of the Berlin Wall has stood in Kreuzau, North Rhine-Westphalia.It was Colonel Peter Noack, commander of what was then Homeland Security Brigade 53 — which, along with other units, had been assigned to Berlin to dismantle the border fortifications — who had this and another section of […]
Location: Company premises1 segment In December 2014, a section of the Berlin Wall was installed on the grounds of the Video Art advertising agency, which is based here.The section was designed by Kani Alavi, an Iranian-German artist and co-founder of Berlin’s East-Side-Gallery.The unveiling of the section was accompanied by an exhibition of Alavi’s works. This […]