The Berlin Wall across the world
Location: Estate of Vereinigung Erzgebirge 1 segment The Vereinigung Erzgebirge is commited to German Tradition with close ties to its home state Saxony. A segment of the Berlin Wall is standing on their estate. It was donated to the German-American community of the greater Philadelphia area by the City of Berlin (with the support of Steuben Day […]
Location: Nemacolin Woodlands Resort 1 segment The Nemacolin Woodlands Resort is an exclusive hotel and leisure complex. The 800 hectare area is home to several hotels and restaurants, which has received highest awards. Inside the middle of the Pennsylvanian forrest a Wall segment was set up. It was a gift from Lord Peter Palumbo, a British property developer, […]
Location: Kentuck Knob 2 segments from Waldemarstraße, Kreuzberg Especially architecture enthusiasts are familiar with Kentub Knock, situated on the hills above Uniontown in West Pennsylvania: Kentuck Knob was built as one of his last by Frank Lloyd Wright for I.N. and Bernardine Hagan in the 1950s. In 1986, the property was taken over by Lord Peter Palumbo, a […]
Location: University of Virginia 4 segments Robert Hefner III. is an art lover and patron of the arts, owner of the Hefner Galleries, but above all chairman of the GHK Company, a family-owned company that has made a fortune with the oil and gas reserves in Oklahoma and Kansas. Fascinated by the events, he sent Jon Burris, curator […]
Location: Freedom Center Museum 1 segment In the end it was the result of a joint effort of the twin cities Cincinnati and Munich and other involved persons and organizations, led by Mark Mallory, Mayor of Cincinatti: the Freedom Center Museum is housing a segment of the Berlin Wall since 2010. The mission of the […]