The Berlin Wall across the world
Location: Advanced level center II (OSZ II), Zum Jagenstein 1 segment The OSZ II for economy and administration in Potsdam is teaching about 2,000 students and trainees in 17 apprenticeships. A Wall segment was painted and erected as part of an educational project in November 2009. Photo: No picture available. If you want to upload […]
Location: Museum of GDR history 3 segments The documentation center Perleberg, called Museum of GDR history, was founded in 2006 by the assciation 20th century’s history in the Prignitz. The Museum aims to elaborate the two German dictatorships, to avoid a rerun and to give some ideas on a democratic, united Germany. Three Wall segments […]
Location: Potsdam Golf Club 1 segment One segment of the Berlin Wall is standing in the entrance of the Potsdam Golf Club, which was founded in 1990. The segment was painted by Thierry Noir, further details unknown. Additional information can be uploaded via comment on this side. Click to enlarge: Photo above and background:© courtesy by Thierry […]
Location: Griebnitzsee memorial, Stubenrauchstraße 6 segments from the Hinterlandmauer on original site At the Griebnitzsee shore, in the southwest of Berlin, the Hinterlandmauer wasn’t completely demolished, six segments remained. In November 2008, this site and a nearby foundation of a watchtower were placed under preservation order. In a controversial action, the westside of the segments, […]
Location: Villa Schöningen at Glienicker Bridge 1 Segment The Villa Schöningen is located at the Glienicker Bridge, between Berlin and Potsdam. West and East, where spies were exchanged under the eyes of the public. Like annual rings of a tree, historical eras and episodes are layering on the Italian towervilla, built by Ludwig Persius in 1843. It was […]
Location: Technical University Brandenburg, Platz der Deutschen Einheit (German Unity Square) 4 segments The Wall as a monument and as a memorial requires other demands related to resilience and stability as it did in its original function. To be on the safe side, the Stiftung Berliner Mauer asked the Technical University of Brandenburg for appropriate examination in […]
Location: in front of Maison de la Radio 1 segment from Spandau On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Wall, Radio France had interconnected its programs for the first time and reported 24 hours live from Berlin. With this, the radio station emphasized the importance of the Wall not only in […]
Location: International Youth Center of Krzyzowa Foundation 1 segment The Kreisau Foundation is committed to mutual respect and peaceful relations between nations, social groups and individuals in Europe. At a historic place, the Foundation builds bridges between the past and the present, between East and West, between old and young. In the era of National Socialism the […]
Location: in front of the Museum of the Romanian Revolution of 1989 1 segment from Potsdamer Platz The name of the museum is program in itself and its mission: In Timisoara in December 1989, the Romanian revolution began. Even though the Securitate Secret Police used violence against the protesting people, the idea continued and spread within a few days to the capital, Bucharest. […]
Location: Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum 1 segment of the Hinterlandmauer In the early 1990s, the director of the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum wanted to be in no way inferior to his counterparts in other museums of ex-presidents and acquired also a Wall segment from the Berlin Wall Commemorative Group – but a more manageable segment […]