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Whilst people in Berlin began to dispose of the Wall as quickly as possible, interest in the Wall from around the world was massive. Countless sections of the Wall, which had once surrounded and walled in West Berlin (each weighing tonnes), found new homes all around the world. Today, they can be found on every continent, where they stand as historical memorials, victory trophies, symbols of freedom or as works of art and commemorate overcoming German division and the struggle for freedom and democracy. In recent years, new installations have been added. Existing Wall monuments have been used to draw attention to recent political developments or to strengthen protests by using symbolic Wall segments. This concerned protests against Donald Trump’s plan to build a Wall on the border with Mexico to stop illegal immigration to the USA, as well as the use of parts of the Wall as a reference point for demands for democracy and freedom in Belarus.
For this volume, some 170 sites around the world were located where Wall sections can be found today. More than 280 complete Wall segments are presented, as well as about 40 smaller parts that belonged to the so-called “Hinterlandmauer” that marked the border strip on the West and East Berlin sides, respectively. Some of the Wall parts included in the 2nd edition of this book cannot be found today. Perhaps they will reappear in a few years with a new message.