The Berlin Wall across the world
Location: in front of the Berlaymont building 1 segment To commemorate the fall of the Wall and the German reunification 25 years ago, a piece of the Berlin Wall, the Kennedy piece, was set up in front of the Berlaymont building, European Commission’s headquarter, on November 9, 2015. Also it shall remind, that a peaceful […]
Location: Bahnhofstraße 1 segment from Potsdamer Platz The Bund der Berliner und Freunde Berlins Landshut came up with the idea, the Sparda-Bank Ostbayern provided active support: In 2011 they brought two Wall segments to lower bavaria. Thereby, Sparda-Bank, a cooperative society, expresses its solidarity with people and history. Furthermore, it matches its annual theme bridges […]
Location: Landshut-West 1 segment The Bund der Berliner und Freunde Berlins Landshut came up with the idea, the Sparda-Bank Ostbayern provided active support: In 2011 they brought two Wall segments to lower bavaria. Thereby, Sparda-Bank, a cooperative society, expresses its solidarity with people and history. Furthermore, it matches its annual theme bridges as a symbol […]
Location: Das gastliche Dorf 2 segments Das gastliche Dorf in Delbrück, located west of Paderborn, is a popular destination in East Westphalia. Original restored farmhouses and other buildings from the 16th and 18th century are grouped around a small idyllic village pond. Behind one of the buildings, the Shepherds Chapel, two segments of the Berlin […]
Location: Schoenstatt-Marienberg 1 segment The Marienberg was a widely blocked NATO missile site during the Cold War. After the fall of the Wall and the collaps of the Soviet Union this site was closed. Marienberg was turned into a meeting place for the Schoenstatt movement, an apostolic faith community. A plaque declares the rededication:This original […]