The Berlin Wall across the world
Location: private property 1 segment In 2009, the entrepreneur Thomas Feuerabend from Dortmund purchased five Wall segments for reselling on an auction. They were offered by LPG Pflanzenproduktion Breesen. One segment was set up in his parent’s front garden, four segments were sold on the following art faire in Brussels The graffiti on the segment in Westfalia’s Hamm-Pelkum […]
Location: Städtisches Meerbusch Gymnasium 1 segment vom Potsdamer Platz In 1990, the ophthalmologist Joachim Zeitz from Duesseldorf bought two Wall segments with graffiti by Thierry Noir from the inventory of the National People’s Army (NVA). For almost 20 years they have been standing on a companies car park. To bring history to life for following generations, he donated […]
Location: Haus der Geschichte 3 segmente from sector Reichstag/Brandenburg Gate From the post-war period down to the present day: The Haus der Geschichte in Bonn presents a detailed and multi-faceted picture of Germany with numerous exhibts, documents, temporarily and permanent exhibitions. Segments of the Berlin Wall are a must. One of the displayed segments, originated from sector Reichstag/Brandenburg […]
Location: Hotel Kanzler, in the courtyard 1 segment A segment, painted by Keith Haring, is set up in the courtyard of the Hotel Kanzler, which is part of the Derag Livinghotels. Further details unknown. Additional information can be uploaded via comment on this side. To upload a photo, please follow this link.
Location: Deutsche Welle, in front of the Schürmann building 1 segment A donation by Friedel Drautzburg and Harald Grunert, gastronomes from Bonn, to Erik Bettermann, director of the radio station Deutsche Welle, who donated it to the city: a Wall segment, designed by Ben Wagin. Wagin’s Wall art, messages from his Berlin’s Parliament of Trees, can […]
Location: Ministry of Defense, Hardthöhe 3 segments After the Wende, a few ministries relocated from Bonn and other sites to Berlin. The Ministry of Defense remained on the Hardthöhe near Bonn, but has got a secondary residence in Berlin (Bendlerblock). Vis-à-vis to the visitor center of the Ministry of Defense in Bonn, three Wall segments were set up […]
Location: Alfredstreet, in front of an office building 1 segment In summer 2009, three segments from the inventory of LPG Pflanzenproduktion Breesen were auctioned at the Hilton Hotel Cologne. Thereby, one of the segments came to Essen-Rüttenscheid and was set up in the front garden of a Jugendstil house. It was bought by a local […]
Location: Airlift Memorial 2 segments from Potsdamer Platz Berlin, post-war summer 1948: In the night from June 23 to 24 the lights went off in West-Berlin. The Soviets had cut off the power supply. The morning after, roads, water and rail connections were interrupted. West-Berlin was enclosed. More than two million people were left to […]
Location: Generalfeldmarschall-Rommel-Barracks, in front of the stuff building 1 segment Since 1892, the heathlands at the southend of theTeutoburger Forrest had been a military training ground. In 1961, the barracks were named after the controversial Generalfeldmaschall Erwin Rommel. Up to 5,000 soldiers are temporarily stationed there. Particularly, the Generalfeldmarschall-Rommel Barracks are home to the Armoured Brigade 21 […]
Location: European school, Hammersteinpark 1 segment from Potsdamer Platz The recent history of Wesendorf is inseparably combined with the Hammerstein Barracks and the Panzergrenadierbataillon 332, which was last stationed here. For 70 years, Wesendorf has been a garrison city. Due to the reorganization of the Bundeswehr, the Hammerstein Barracks were closed, the area was converted into a business park. One of […]