The Berlin Wall across the world
Location: Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies/Johns Hopkins University 1 segment In 1994, Jack Janes, the then Director for Germany Studies at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, travelled to Berlin to purchase pieces of the Wall. Since manageable parts were not just available, the Berlin Senate gave him an entire […]
Location: Newseum 8 segments (out of primary 12) from Kreuzberg (Bethaniendamm/Leuschner Street) / were set up before at Freedom Park/Arlington UPDATE: Unfortunately, the Newseum has closed its doors by the end of 2019. The Newseum was founded at the beginning of the 21st century, with the participation of numerous American media and media entrepreneurs. The objective […]
Location: CIA parking lot 3 segments from Potsdamer Platz The history of the division of Germany and the Cold War is also a story of the intelligence services on both sides of the Iron Curtain. The Central Intelligence Agency, as the leading service in the West, owns itself three Wall segments, that were erected as a memorial […]
Location: History House of Greater Seattle 1 segment The History House of Greater Seattle is actually devoted to the diverse life in and around Seattle – in the past, in the present and in the future. Arts, humanities and technology are the spectrum of the numerous exhibits and activities. Thanks to a donation of the Australian […]
Location: Microsoft Corporation 1 segment from Potsdamer Platz Redmond is best known as home of the Microsoft Corporation but also of other reputable companies. Microsoft came to the Wall segments rather random. The story goes back to the 1970s, when the Daimler-Benz AG began buying up the area at Potsdamer Platz. After all, this was in the days […]