The Berlin Wall across the world
Location: Bausch & Lomb Global Headquarters 1 segment from Brandenburg Gate Bausch & Lomb, founded in 1853 as an optician shop by German immigrants, claims to be today one of the leading manufacturers of technology-based products for the eyes. On the occasion of the inauguration of the new headquarter in 1995, the worldwide branches and subsidiaries […]
Location: Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum 4 segment (artwork) The FDR Library is located halfway between New York City and Albany. A sculpture by Edwina Sandys called Freedom From Fea is on its courtyard. Sandys is the granddaughter of Winston Churchill, who coined the term Iron Curtain in the 1940s. Another Wall sculpture by Edwina Sandys […]
Location: besides the UN building 3 segments from Leipziger Platz A fragment of the Cold War hardly could be established more symbolic: to remind and to give hope on the grounds of the United Nations in New York. The ensemble with a graffito by Kani Alafi is a gift from the city of Berlin to Kofi Annan, on the occasion […]
Location: USS Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum 2 segments from Waldemarstraße (missing) The former aircraft carrier USS Intrepid now serves as Sea, Air & Space Museum and as an attraction of the harbor of New York. In 1990, a first Wall segment came to the US and was displayed on the upper deck of the warship. The […]
Location: Museum of Modern Art numerous segments from Waldemarstraße Unconfirmed reports says that the Museum of Modern Art has purchased a longer section of the Wall in 1990 at approx. 500,000 Mark. It should have been sold by the Limex, a GDR own trading company. According to the reports, the MoMA has been primarily interested in such a section that has […]
Location: Campus of Colgate University 1 segment The Peace and Conflict Studies (PCON) Program at the Colgate University in Hamilton is one of the main focuses of the academic education there. To mark the 25th anniversary of this graduate program, a Wall segment was set up on the campus in 1995. Photo: No picture available. If […]
Location: unknown 4 segments from Berlin northern border Jersey City is similar to Oranienburg in Brandenburg: Both are situated in the catchment area of a metropolis. Personal contacts and trade relations finally led to a city partnership in 2007. As a sign of solidarity, the then District Administrator Schröter donated four Wall segments to the […]
Location: Main Street Station Casino, Brewery and Hotel fragments only This is a memorable place in a double sense: Parts of the Berlin Wall are decorating the men’s room of the Main Street Casino in Las Vegas. The Wall fragments were purchased in 1996 for 17,500 USD. Women who want to see the Wall can ask a […]
Location: US Army Engineer Museum Fort Leonard Wood and the US Army Maneuver Support Center (MANSCEN) are a 65-acre training facility in the Missouri Ozarks. Chemical, engineer, military police, transportation Soldiers, Marines, Airmen, Sailors and international students from allied nations receive training here. The Berlin Wall Memorial is made from parts of the Hinterlandmauer. Further details […]
Location: Allendale Campus, Zumberge Library 1 fragment The Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids is also home to a fragment of the Berlin Wall. It was donated by Frederik C. Meijer, owner of a supermarket chain. Other segments were donated to the Van Andel Museum Center and the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum by Meijer, too. […]