Breakthrough by Edwina Sandys - Fulton, MO, USA
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BruceS
N 38° 50.992 W 091° 57.297
15S E 590684 N 4300635
Abstract sculpture constructed of eight section of the Berlin Wall located near the Churchill Memorial on the campus of Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri.
Waymark Code: WM4R5X
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 09/22/2008
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Breakthrough by Edwina Sandys (Granddaughter of Winston Churchill) is
constructed of eight pieces of the Berlin Wall from near the Brandenburg Gate.
The particular pieces of the Wall were selected for their colorful graffiti and
the repeated word "unwahr" meaning lies or untruths. The location of the
sculpture is on the campus of Westminster College, where Winston Churchill gave
his famous "Iron Curtain" speech in 1946. When Edwina Sandys went to East Berlin
with plans of selecting pieces of the wall for the sculpture it was found that
the sculpture may be cost prohibited because four foot sections of the wall were
selling for $60 - $200 thousand each however when the officials from East Berlin
heard of her plan to erect a Berlin Wall Memorial near where the famous "Iron
Curtain" speech was given they allowed her to select 8 pieces as a gift to the
college. The sculpture was dedicated by President Ronald Reagan on
November 9, 1990, one year after the fall of the Berlin Wall which occurred
November 9, 1989. For more information on the sculpture and its dedication see
the
The Founding of Breakthrough
Country or International City that Gave the Gift: German Democratic Republic
Country or International City that Received the Gift: Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri
Website Verifying this Item as a Gift from Another Country or International City: [Web Link]
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