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Two of the six pieces of the Berlin Wall that are on the site of Dalhousie University's Agricultural College in Colchester county in Nova Scotia.
Deux des six morceaux du mur de Berlin qui se trouvent sur le site du Collège d'Agriculture de l'Université Dalhousie dans le comté de Colchester en Nouvelle-Écosse.
Berlin being torn apart by communism. Taken during a visit to Berlin in 1983. Scanned from an old slide.
The Berlin Wall has had an interesting history since it was breached in 1989. People seem to want a piece of it and slowly Berliners realized not much was left. The six sections at Potsdamer Platz are covered in chewing gum, a show of disdain for a hated symbol of division perhaps. There are now attempts to get preservation orders in place on what remains. 1.3kms of sections of the Wall have been gathered here at the East Side Gallery and street artists from across the world have been invited to decorate it. This section stands next to the north bank of the river, looking across at where it once actually stood on the other side.
"The fence between us has to go." Taken during a visit to Berlin in 1983. Scanned from an old slide.
at the Berlin Wall and the Brandenburg gate . long ago i spent Christmas in Berlin , after a long drive in a cold VW van from London .
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ah1JM9mf60
Gott hilfe mir diese tödliche liebe zu überleben.
Der bruderkuß zwischen Erich Honecker und Leonid Breschnew.
I did a sketch on 21 Jan 2011 on the same location. The difference is that the trees have grown taller and there is now a bistro on the left. I went there for a coffee only to find out that it open from 5pm to 11pm.
From my last post:
Bedok Reservoir near my work place is really quiet during lunch hours. There are four panels of Berlin Wall enclosed in a glass box in this circular pavilion. I thought something of this significant nature should be displayed in the busy city area for more people to see. On the panels, there are the pictures of two kings, one smiling, one sad, drawn by grafitti artist Dennis Kaun in the weeks following the fall of the Wall. This motif of the two kings has been repeatedly painted and repainted on the Berlin Wall long before it fell. They are called "Kings of Freedom".
The day the panels were unveiled, the authority said this would be an attractive spot in the park and a bistro will be built as an extension to the Berlin Wall installation. One year has passed and there is still no sign of the bistro.
you can see my last sketch here - www.flickr.com/photos/tia_studio/5385511955/
The "Berliner Mauer" that used to split the world in capitalism and socialism, and also representing violence and segregation, today holds the East Side Gallery. There, you find the most outstanding graffiti art by artists from all over the world.
Taken on b&w film back in 1984, this image seemed appropriate to post today: Holocaust Memorial Day.
There were some great art/graffiti all along the Berlin Wall (Der Mauer). Some was very artistic, some poignant and some just ridiculous. This piece, which I visited 3 times in the mid 1980s really affected me and made me stop and contemplate. On my third visit this memorial was barely viewable as it has been mostly overwritten. I am so pleased that I managed to capture it whilst it was still in relatively good condition.