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The owners of the pieces of Wall have been asked to tell the story behind “their” pieces of Wall. Some of the stories that have been uncovered are exciting and peculiar, some are tragic. They reflect the multifaceted and complex ways in which the Berlin Wall is remembered. There are stories of artists all over the world who wanted to create a freedom monument out of Wall remains, of school children who painted their ideas of a better world on the stone surfaces, of politicians whose political fate was decisively shaped by the Wall. Ther are also private individuals whose fate was connected in one way or another with divided Germany, such as Tom Kaulitz, who gave Heidi Klum a piece of the Wall as a wedding present.

Art museums and collectors display the sections of Wall at their exhibitions due to their bright graffiti. They are often put on display in historical museums and stand as representatives of the confrontation between East and West and the victory for freedom and democracy against oppression and dictatorship. One section of the Wall was blessed by the Pope in the Portuguese city of Fátima and today, pilgrims from all over the world flock to it. There is also a section of the Wall in the gardens of Vatican City and thanks to NASA, the Wall has even left its mark on Mars. The Wall has been the starting point for many moving, artistic and sometimes funny and peculiar stories and works of art.