Berlin Wall - New York, NY
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bluesnote
N 40° 42.703 W 074° 01.003
18T E 583055 N 4507221
A section of the Berlin Wall is on display in downtown Manhattan.
Waymark Code: WMYKQ1
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 06/26/2018
Views: 9
The sign says, "In November 2004, the 15th Anniversary of the dismantling of the Berlin Wall, the city of Berlin donated this piece of the Wall to Battery Park City. These segments were originally located in downtown Berlin in the area between Potsdamer Platz and Leipziger Platz. They were not exposed to the West ("Outer Wall") but part of the Inner Wall that was designed to prevent East Germans from entering the heavily guarded death strip between the Inner and Outer Wall."
Name of the revolution that the waymark is related to:
Cold War
Adress of the monument:
Battery Park City, New York, NY, USA
What was the role of this site in revolution?:
N/A
Link that comprove that role: [Web Link]
When was this memorial placed?: 11/01/2004
Who placed this monument?: NYC
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