The Berlin Wall across the world
Lovation: At the Eichbergschule 1 segment During the Cold War, numerous West German cities and municipalities entered into partnerships with Berlin boroughs. Lauterbach‘s friendship and partnership with the Berlin district of Reinickendorf dates back to 1964 and also includes a school partnership. Due to a territorial reform, this partnership was continued from 1973 by the […]
Location: Southern Museum of Flight 1 part of the Hinterlandmauer The Southern Museum of Flight (SMOF) in Birmingham, Alabama, claims to be one of the largest aviation museums in the southeast of the United States. The exhibitions include civil, military and experimental aircrafts, as well as memorabilia from the earliest history of powered flight. The […]
Location: in front of the A&O Hostel in Prague Rhea 1 segment The events in Prague’s Lobkovicz Palace in the summer of 1989 paved the way for the fall of the Berlin Wall, the collapse of the communist regime of the Eastern Bloc. Thousands of GDR refugees gained access to the grounds of the German […]
Location: On the grounds of Filmpark Babelsberg 1 segment As part of a charity campaign, a segment of the Berlin Wall was set up in the Filmpark Babelsberg. Although there are other segments resp. an entire section of the Berlin Wall, they are replicas and serve as a film set. This original segment is […]
Location: Waterfront near Walt Whitman Bridge 1 segment No further information available. The inscription on the plaque reads Berlin WallBorn 1961, Died 1989An abiding symbol of the triumph of demcracy over authoritarianism Click to enlarge: Photo above and background:© Steve Crow/Facebook
Location: International Spy Museum, L’Enfant Plaza 2 segments from border section Glienicke-Nordbahn/Reinickendorf Two segments of the Berlin Wall are on display in the International Spy Museum in Washington D.C., which opened in 2019. The espionage museum is dedicated to the secret services, their activities and their importance to the everyday life of the citizens. The […]
Location: Charleville-Mézières-Platz at Merfelder von-Galen-Park 2 segments In autumn 2019 the city of Duelmen set up two segments of the Berlin Wall in the Merfelder von-Galen-Park. The segments were given to the city by Philipp Schabert, who grew up in Duelmen and is now living in Muenster. He already had acquired the segments a few […]
Location: opposite of the entrance to the ARRC’s headquarters/Imjin Barracks 1 segment (probably from the British Sector) This segment of the Berlin Wall was set up in Gloucester by the Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (ARRC) to remind of the Iron Curtain and the division of Germany and Europe. “It is appropriate that this symbol of […]
Location: unknown 1 segment On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Initiative Offene Gesellschaft has sent a complete segment of the Wall to Washington D.C.The segment is to be seen as a letter and at the same time as a reminder to the then President Donald Trump. […]
Location: in front of the police station, Seppenrader Straße 2 segments + 1 creative wall Two segments – with their own story – of the Berlin Wall were set up in Luedinghausen in front of the police station in October 2020. “It is a memorial with relics from the past, but its message has lasted into […]