Unfortunately, there is not much left of the actual Berlin wall, I don't think people thought about the historical significance of the barrier when it came down. In any case, here's a small piece that was on display at the Europa Center. This would have been the west side of the wall, the east side didn't have graffiti as people were unable to get close to it. Photo taken in December 2011. For more murals, take a look at Monday Mural.
We saw a bit of the wall at the Ford Presidential Museum in Michigan but it wasn't quite this graffitied! http://nomadicnewfies.blogspot.com/2012/11/presidents-past-and-present.html
ReplyDeleteThis is an amazing piece of history! I actually saw a museum on tv that has huge pieces of the wall and other cold war artifacts but I can't remember where it is. Perhaps it could be Googled.
ReplyDeleteA mural that has real historic value; thanks for sharing it.
ReplyDeleteThanks for posting this - I will never see it I'm sure!
ReplyDeleteAn interesting relic of a time which was quite frightening. I remember the airlift and the construction of the wall. Plus, all those spy movies made which featured the wall!
ReplyDeleteYes, an interesting bit of history. The have a piece of the wall I the National Infantry Museam at Fort Benning, not as large as this piece though.
ReplyDeleteThe graffiti and art on the wall was a political act to show disdain for what it represented. Didn't most of this spray can work occur when the wall was coming down? So many died trying to get past this wall to the west. Passing through check point Charlie during the Cold War was a chilling experience and the contrast between east and west was stark. I never imagined that Germany would be reunited again. Thanks for contributing to this week's Monday Mural.
ReplyDeleteToo bad the graffiti scum bags have destroyed what's left of the mural. If you are ever in Halifax, Nova Scotia you can see a piece of the Berlin wall at the World Peace Pavilion.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing, it's very important!
ReplyDeleteI saw also a small piece of the Berlin wall in Bremen.
Léia
That's cool. People have a need to express themselves artistically, don't they?
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