The Berlin Wall across the world
Location: in front of the multiplex cinema Gaumont 1 segment Angers is located in the West of France, in the Pays de la Loire, and received in 2011 a Wall segment by Sony,respectively the city of Berlin. Initially Benoît Maubrey processed this segment in his impressive sculpture Speakers Wall (see: Angers). In 2012,it was finally […]
Location: Erdinger Weissbräu, premises 1 segment The beginnings of Erdinger Weissbräu date back to 1886. A century later, in the 1980’s, after Werner Brombach took over the business, the family owned firm and brand became famous all over the world. Nowadays, the output of approx. 1.6 Million hectoliter p.a. is highly demanded in Germany and […]
Location: Albert-Martmöller-Gymnasium, schoolyard 3 segments Witten owes the Wall segments to the Bildungs- & KulturInitiative: As part of artistic and cultural projects, that sets an example for Europe in the Ruhr region, three Wall segments came to the Ruhr area in 2010. After arriving, they were painted in a joint action by Thierry Noir, one […]
Location: The Wende Museum 1 segment The Wende Museum is both a museum and an educational institution dedicated to the Cold War, the division of Germany, everyday liofe and politics. The museum provides more than 100,000 objects. Justinian Jumpal, Director of The Wende Museum, explains the idea of the museum: The segment in front […]
Location: JELD-WEN factory premises 1 segment Inconspicuous on the northeastern edge of Europe even unnoticed by many residents a segment of the Berlin Wall is on the premises of the door and window manufacturer JELD WEN. CEO Paavo Lampinen was at the time of the fall of the Berlin Wall Finnish Honorary Consul in Germany. […]
Location: business park de Immenhorst 2 segments The checkpoint de Immenhorst at the Dutch-German border was opened for freight traffic in 1987. However, a few years later it was disbanded by the regulations for the European Single Market and the abolition of border controls. Today, it is a business park of the municipality of ‘s-Heerenberg. […]
Location: Loutra Lagadas (2012-2014) (moved to Thessaloniki) 1 Segment The history of the thermal springs Loutra Lagadas dates back to the Byzantine period in the 9th century. Since then Lagadas, located just outside of Thessaloniki, is a popular space for excursion and recreation. Today, Lagadas is a twin town of Berlin districts Steglitz/Zehlendorf. In […]
Location: Stolwerk Sloopwerken, premises (in 2023 the segments were moved to the Museum Befrijdende Vleugels in Best)5 segments Die Mauer muss weg – the people of East Germany urged. But how should this work practically? Hammer and chisel wouldn’t settle the matter. Heavy, special equipment was needed to tear down the Wall. The search for […]
Location: Bundeswehr, Lager Heuberg 2 segments In autumn 1990, the command of the demolition of the inner-German border fortifications changed from the National People’s Army to the Bundeswehr. As a result, Wall memorials were erected at numerous military bases in Germany. So in 1991 on the military training area Camp Heuberg, which was also used by […]
Location: Olympic Museum 1 segment On suggestion of Juan Antonio Samaranch, the then president of the International Olympic Committee, the Olympic Museum was established and opened in Lausanne in 1993. Already since 1915, artifacts have been collected which are representing the olympic idea from antiquity to modernity. Numerous gifts are continuously expanding the extensive collection. It […]