The Berlin Wall across the world
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 […]
Location: on the estate of Outdoor Arts Foundation/Clay Companie 3 segments of the Hinterlandmauer In February 2008, the in St. Petersburg based Outdoor Arts Foundation presented its modular system for Wall Memorials in North America. The idea was as simple as it is surprising: For a memorial, simply three segments of the Hinterland Wall should be placed […]
Location: behind the Museum of Science and Technology 1 segment In 1990 the Museum of Science and Technology in Syracuse, New York, was in the founding phase. Betty Ann Kram, founding member and trustee, was working at that time for a German company in Syracuse. A colleague from Germany made her three Wall segments available and […]
Location: at the entrance to the Harmony German Club 1 segment from Potsdamer Platz Two restaurants, bistro, catering, choir and dance parties – the Harmony German Club on the Southern outskirts of Canberra is dedicated since 1963 to protect and care German culture Down Under. Since October 1992, the driveway is adorned by a segment of […]
Location: in the garden of Taiwan Foundation for Democracy 1 segment Despite a civilian government, until 1987, Taiwan’s military rule was a result of changing history: From the end of the 19th century until the end of World War II, the island state was a Japanese colony, then occupied by China. In 1947, there was a […]