The Berlin Wall across the world
Location: in front of the A&O Hostel in Prague Rhea 1 segment The events in Prague’s Lobkovicz Palace in the summer of 1989 paved the way for the fall of the Berlin Wall, the collapse of the communist regime of the Eastern Bloc. Thousands of GDR refugees gained access to the grounds of the German […]
Location: On the grounds of Filmpark Babelsberg 1 segment As part of a charity campaign, a segment of the Berlin Wall was set up in the Filmpark Babelsberg. Although there are other segments resp. an entire section of the Berlin Wall, they are replicas and serve as a film set. This original segment is […]
Location: Waterfront near Walt Whitman Bridge 1 segment No further information available. The inscription on the plaque reads Berlin WallBorn 1961, Died 1989An abiding symbol of the triumph of demcracy over authoritarianism Click to enlarge: Photo above and background:© Steve Crow/Facebook
Location: International Spy Museum, L’Enfant Plaza 2 segments from border section Glienicke-Nordbahn/Reinickendorf Two segments of the Berlin Wall are on display in the International Spy Museum in Washington D.C., which opened in 2019. The espionage museum is dedicated to the secret services, their activities and their importance to the everyday life of the citizens. The […]
Location: Charleville-Mézières-Platz at Merfelder von-Galen-Park 2 segments In autumn 2019 the city of Duelmen set up two segments of the Berlin Wall in the Merfelder von-Galen-Park. The segments were given to the city by Philipp Schabert, who grew up in Duelmen and is now living in Muenster. He already had acquired the segments a few […]