The Berlin Wall across the world
Location: Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE), Casteau near Mons 1 segment Mons originated from the founding of a monastery in the 7th century at the foot of a ruinb by the holy Waltrudis. Later, the city owed its prosperity especially the cloth industry and ultimately the coal mining industry. Since 1967, the Supreme […]
Location: Post-bllok/Bulevardi Dëshmorët e Kombit 1 segment from Potsdamer Platz The Dëshmorët e Kombit Boulevard (Albanian for Boulevard of the Martyrs of the Nation) is an avenue of the Albanian capital Tirana. Here are some ministries located, as well as the National Gallery, the Pyramid of Tirana, the University and smaller parks. At the southern end […]
Location: Canadian War Museum 1 segment During the Cold War, almost one million Canadian soldiers served in Western Europe, primarly in Germany. In 1991, the government of newly reunified Germany presented this section of the Berlin Wall to Canada. A year earlier, foreign ministers from France, East and West Germany, the Soviet Union, United States, and United […]
Location: Falkland Street, next to the historic Lunenburg Foundry 1 segment The historic old town Lunenbergs with its picturesque facades and streets is on the UNESCO list of world cultural heritage. On the edge of this neighborhood, beside the historical Lunenburg Industrial Foundry & Engineering, a section of the Berlin Wall has been standing since the […]
Location: Mennonite Heritage Village 1 segment Martin Bergen, originated from Germany, arrived in Canada indebted for his ship’s passage from Europe, after being prisoner of war during the Second World War. Soon he made his way from a painter to a real estate undertaker. The Bergen family has always been generous towards their hometown, the […]
Location: Ripley’s Believe It Or Not! several parts of the Hinterlandmauer Ripley’s Believe It Or Not! is an US based franchise company, including newspaper cartoons, comics, TV series and several museums, called oddities. In the latter, Ripley’s features in his own words game, fun, excitement, entertainment for the whole family. Berlin Wall included. After the fall […]
Location: garden of the Meridian House 1 segment The heritage-protected Meridian House is an architectural gem and features the Meridian International Center, a collection of several institutions that serve the intercultural exchange. A Wall segment was set up in the garden of the Meridian House. Further details unknown. Additional information can be uploaded via comment on this […]
Location: Lobby of US Department of State 1 segment Detailed information on this site are not available. Presumably, the segment is a gift from Klaus Kinkel, former Foreign Minister of the Federal Republic of Germany. Additional information can be uploaded via comment on this side. To upload a photo, please follow this link.
Location: Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center 1 segment The Reagan Building, located in the direct vicinity of the White House and the Capitol, is home to several US government agencies and international companies. The complex was opened in 1998. For the inauguration of the building, the operating company was given a Wall segment by the Daimler-Benz AG. […]
Location: Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies/Johns Hopkins University 1 segment In 1994, Jack Janes, the then Director for Germany Studies at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, travelled to Berlin to purchase pieces of the Wall. Since manageable parts were not just available, the Berlin Senate gave him an entire […]