The Berlin Wall across the world
Location: unknown 4 segments from Berlin northern border Jersey City is similar to Oranienburg in Brandenburg: Both are situated in the catchment area of a metropolis. Personal contacts and trade relations finally led to a city partnership in 2007. As a sign of solidarity, the then District Administrator Schröter donated four Wall segments to the […]
Location: Main Street Station Casino, Brewery and Hotel fragments only This is a memorable place in a double sense: Parts of the Berlin Wall are decorating the men’s room of the Main Street Casino in Las Vegas. The Wall fragments were purchased in 1996 for 17,500 USD. Women who want to see the Wall can ask a […]
Location: US Army Engineer Museum Fort Leonard Wood and the US Army Maneuver Support Center (MANSCEN) are a 65-acre training facility in the Missouri Ozarks. Chemical, engineer, military police, transportation Soldiers, Marines, Airmen, Sailors and international students from allied nations receive training here. The Berlin Wall Memorial is made from parts of the Hinterlandmauer. Further details […]
Location: Allendale Campus, Zumberge Library 1 fragment The Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids is also home to a fragment of the Berlin Wall. It was donated by Frederik C. Meijer, owner of a supermarket chain. Other segments were donated to the Van Andel Museum Center and the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum by Meijer, too. […]
Location: Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum 1 segment In Helsinki in 1975, the Helsinki Final Act was signed. The provisions of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, which were mostly influanced by the United States under President Ford, became basis for many human and civil rights movements in East Germany. Frederik H.C. Meijer, […]