The Berlin Wall across the world
Location: European Information Center 1 segment Schengen has become a synonym for the border-free travel in Europe. The cancellation of inter-state borders and passport controls was initially agreed upon by five European countries on a Mosel ship near Schengen in June 1985. As a symbol of the opening and the removal of borders in Europe […]
Location: Park Kronvalda, in front of Parliament’s building 1 segment The Singing Revolution from 1987 to 1991 was a nationale independence movement of the Baltic Republics. In 1990, the Museum Haus am Checkpoint Charlie from Berlin and its exhibition History of the Cold War was invited to Riga by some members of the parliament. The segment of […]
Location: in front of the German Embassy 1 segment When the Berlin Wall came down in 1989, Croatia belonged to the Yugoslav confederation. Since then, much has changed. In Germany, in Europe and around the world. A businessman from Berlin donated a Wall segment to the German Embassy in Zagreb to remind these fundamental shifts. In […]
Location: in the Parco dell’antica/Rangoni Castle, 4 segments (+ 3 stored segments) Carlo Accorsi, entrepreneur from Spilamberto, purchased seven segments of the Wall on an auction and brought them to northern Italy. He donated four of them his hometown. On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Fall of the Wall in November 2009, these […]
Location: Holcim premises1 segment Like many other companies since the 1990s, the Cementeria di Merone, located just north of Milan, was absorbed into a global building materials group. However, the acquisition of a Berlin Wall segment that stubbornly resisted change can be traced back to the managing director at the time. The Cementeria had its […]