The Berlin Wall across the world
Location: Dammsfeldstraße between Untermainhalle and schools1 segment On October 3, 1991, the first anniversary of German reunification, a segment of the Berlin Wall was set up in Elsenfeld on the initiative of Ivo Trützler, then chairman of the district council. The inscription on an attached plaque reads: Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit – Landkreis Miltenberg […]
Location: Commando bunker1 segment The command bunker of Kemmel was built in the early 1950s as a command centre for the air defences of five countries (Belgium, France, Great Britain, Luxembourg and the Netherlands). However, due to the implementation of an integrated air defence system by the NATO, the structure was never used for its […]
Location: Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe2 segments Shortly after the opening of the Berlin Wall, thousands of GDR citizens took the opportunity to leave the country. Refugee camps were set up in western Germany, where they were cared for by numerous aid services. In the following months, as West German states helped the new states rebuild their administrations, Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe […]
Location: American Heritage Museum1 segment The American Heritage Museum is dedicated to American conflicts, from the Revolutionary War to the present. The exhibits invite visitors to engage with the heritage of history and learn more about the American efforts to develop new technologies of warfare and the human impact of the American struggle to preserve […]
Location: Landgalerie Mark-Brandenburgmore than 20 segments The Landgalerie Mark-Brandenburg is Brandenburg’s largest gallery, according to its owner Karl Witzleben. More than 500 works of art are exhibited on the approximately 30,000 sqm farmstead in Märkisch Oderland: Paintings, photographs, graphics, caricatures, sculptures and – on the outdoor grounds – about two dozen wall segments that once […]