The Berlin Wall across the world
Location: private property 1 segment With the novel Edge of Eternity (German title: Kinder der Freiheit), set in the Cold War era, British best-selling author Ken Follet concluded his three-volume chronicle of the 20th century. Edge of Eternity takes the reader to post-war Germany, at a time when the world is still in turmoil. A […]
In September 2020, on the anniversary of German reunification, the Kester Haeusler Foundation erected and inaugurated a segment of the Berlin Wall. It will be placed in the Foundation’s garden as a document of contemporary history to commemorate the division and reunification of Germany. Speakers at the inauguration included Manfred Walther, who was the last […]
Location: Boulevard de l’Empereur, premises 1 segment Former President of the European Council and Prime Minister of Belgium, Herman Van Rompuy, together with the German Ambassador, Martin Kotthaus, and other dignitaries have unveiled a fragment of the Berlin Wall at Elia’s site in Schaerbeek. The Belgian system operator bought the piece of the Berlin Wall […]
Lovation: At the Eichbergschule 1 segment During the Cold War, numerous West German cities and municipalities entered into partnerships with Berlin boroughs. Lauterbach‘s friendship and partnership with the Berlin district of Reinickendorf dates back to 1964 and also includes a school partnership. Due to a territorial reform, this partnership was continued from 1973 by the […]
Location: Southern Museum of Flight 1 part of the Hinterlandmauer The Southern Museum of Flight (SMOF) in Birmingham, Alabama, claims to be one of the largest aviation museums in the southeast of the United States. The exhibitions include civil, military and experimental aircrafts, as well as memorabilia from the earliest history of powered flight. The […]