The Berlin Wall across the world
Location: MuCEM, Musée de civilisations de l’Europe et de la Méditerranée (Museum for Europe and the Mediterranean) 1 segment from Potsdamer Platz The collection of French ethnology with 250,000 exhibits, which originally located in Paris. As spatial boundaries were hit, the collection was removed into a spectacular new museum in Marseille, south of France, that […]
Location: National Museum of the Philippines (temp. from 2015) 1 segment from Potsdamer Platz The story about the Wall segment for Manila starts in Berlin, 1999: While the Philippine ambassador Jose Abdeto Zaide was visiting the exhibition monumental events leading to the next millenium, he missed some notes on the termination of Philippine dictatorship in 1986. At that time, Cory […]
Location: Städtisches Meerbusch Gymnasium 1 segment vom Potsdamer Platz In 1990, the ophthalmologist Joachim Zeitz from Duesseldorf bought two Wall segments with graffiti by Thierry Noir from the inventory of the National People’s Army (NVA). For almost 20 years they have been standing on a companies car park. To bring history to life for following generations, he donated […]
Location: Airlift Memorial 2 segments from Potsdamer Platz Berlin, post-war summer 1948: In the night from June 23 to 24 the lights went off in West-Berlin. The Soviets had cut off the power supply. The morning after, roads, water and rail connections were interrupted. West-Berlin was enclosed. More than two million people were left to […]
Location: European school, Hammersteinpark 1 segment from Potsdamer Platz The recent history of Wesendorf is inseparably combined with the Hammerstein Barracks and the Panzergrenadierbataillon 332, which was last stationed here. For 70 years, Wesendorf has been a garrison city. Due to the reorganization of the Bundeswehr, the Hammerstein Barracks were closed, the area was converted into a business park. One of […]
Standort: Berliner Platz (Berlin Square), next to the town hall 3 segments from Potsdamer Platz In 1997, SONY handed three segments of the Berlin Wall to Kronberg in the Hochtaunuskreis. On their original location in Berlin, they had to give way to the new construction of the Sony center at the Potsdamer Platz. In Kronberg, initially they were placed […]
Location: Potsdam Golf Club 1 segment One segment of the Berlin Wall is standing in the entrance of the Potsdam Golf Club, which was founded in 1990. The segment was painted by Thierry Noir, further details unknown. Additional information can be uploaded via comment on this side. Click to enlarge: Photo above and background:© courtesy by Thierry […]
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: 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 […]
A number of Wall segments is stored and waiting for new owners. They are quiet often available on a shoestring – but for transport and erection you have to dig deep in your own pocket. click to enlarge: Photo above and background:© by potsdam. Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0