The Berlin Wall across the world
Location: Square An der Riviera, north of the old town 1 segment During the Wall’s sell off, the City of Ansbach purchased quickly a slab of the Wall for 2,000 or 3,000 DM, as mayor Ralf Felber remembered. It was set up in the little Franconian town in October 1990. In the course of the years, […]
Location: in front of the State Parliament, Schlossgarten 1 segment On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Wall, the Axel Springer SE donated one segment of the Berlin Wall to each federal state. In Baden-Wuerttemberg the segment was erected in front of the State Parliament in Stuttgart on November 9, 2009. The segment […]
Location: Patch Barracks 3 segments The formerly Kurmaerker Barracks served for the German Wehrmacht, before they were occupied by French colonial troops and from 1950 by the 7th US Army. The division are serving under US European Command, Special Operations Command Europe, Defense Information Systems Agency and NSA/CSS Europe’s offices. The segments are standing in […]
Location: in the city park 1 segment Immediately after the building of the Berlin Wall, the City of Leonberg has got in contact with Berlin’s district Neukoelln, to make a contribution against people’s feeling of isolation. Finally, in 1970 they became twin towns. In 1990, a segment of the Wall, originated from Neukoelln’s border sector, was […]
Location: in front of the IBM headquarter 1 segment When the Wall came down, Hans Olaf Henkel was director of IBM Germany, as well as chairman of the Federation of German Industries and government advisor during the transitional period. It was his initiative, to set up one segment each in front of IBM’s sites in Stuttgart and […]