The Berlin Wall across the world
Location: Bundeswehr administrator for the USA and Canada 1 segment from Waldemarstraße The Bundeswehr administrator in Reston, Virginia, is responsible for the administrative and economic support of all troops, departments or other bodies of the German Bundeswehr in the US and Canada. For the opening of the new building in 1991 a Wall segment was erected in […]
Location: Virginia War Museum Parts of the Hinterlandmauer The Museum of military history in Newport News, the Virginia War Museum, was established more than 100 years ago. The Museum documents the development of the US Army and explains international crises and conflicts, i.e. the Cold War. The Berlin Wall is there on permanent exhibition, after on […]
Location: Rice University 1 segment James A.Baker is or was no US president, but for his services as US Secretary of State during his tenure from 1989 to 1992, he was given a Wall segment in November 1999. It was erected next to the James A. Baker Hall on the campus of the Rice University, which […]
Location: George H. W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum 1 segment At the end of his term, in April 1993, George H. W. Bush was given a Wall segment by the Berlin Senate, which was initially exhibited in the A & M University in College Station. With the completion of the George Bush Presidential Library, […]
Location: Memorial Park, Mt. Rushmore Rd. 2 segments from the sector between Checkpoint Charlie and Brandenburg Gate + 2 anti-tank obstacles Not far from the Presidents, chiseled into the rock, in the center of Rapid City’s two Wall segments are standing along with two original tank traps since 1996. The Memorial Park/Berlin Wall Exhibit claims to be one […]
Location: Estate of Vereinigung Erzgebirge 1 segment The Vereinigung Erzgebirge is commited to German Tradition with close ties to its home state Saxony. A segment of the Berlin Wall is standing on their estate. It was donated to the German-American community of the greater Philadelphia area by the City of Berlin (with the support of Steuben Day […]
Location: Nemacolin Woodlands Resort 1 segment The Nemacolin Woodlands Resort is an exclusive hotel and leisure complex. The 800 hectare area is home to several hotels and restaurants, which has received highest awards. Inside the middle of the Pennsylvanian forrest a Wall segment was set up. It was a gift from Lord Peter Palumbo, a British property developer, […]
Location: Kentuck Knob 2 segments from Waldemarstraße, Kreuzberg Especially architecture enthusiasts are familiar with Kentub Knock, situated on the hills above Uniontown in West Pennsylvania: Kentuck Knob was built as one of his last by Frank Lloyd Wright for I.N. and Bernardine Hagan in the 1950s. In 1986, the property was taken over by Lord Peter Palumbo, a […]
Location: University of Virginia 4 segments Robert Hefner III. is an art lover and patron of the arts, owner of the Hefner Galleries, but above all chairman of the GHK Company, a family-owned company that has made a fortune with the oil and gas reserves in Oklahoma and Kansas. Fascinated by the events, he sent Jon Burris, curator […]
Location: Freedom Center Museum 1 segment In the end it was the result of a joint effort of the twin cities Cincinnati and Munich and other involved persons and organizations, led by Mark Mallory, Mayor of Cincinatti: the Freedom Center Museum is housing a segment of the Berlin Wall since 2010. The mission of the […]