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The Wall in Sofia

© Fanny Heidenreich

In spring 2006, the Berlin Senate gave a segment of the Berlin Wall to Sofia, the Bulgarian capital, as a “token gift of appreciation”. The initiative behind this gesture came from the Bulgarian foundation “Nasledstwo” (heritage). The foundation is dedicated to the preservation of Bulgaria’s heritage. The Balkan State branch of “Funke Mediengruppe” sponsors the project. The city government requested a piece of the Wall in March 2006. On 13^th April 2006, after receiving consent from Germany, the decision was made by the city council to place the section of Wall in the park next to the National Palace of Culture. This location was chosen due to its position directly in the vicinity of the monument for the victims of the communist regime in Bulgaria, erected in 1999.

The city council assigned the construction of the Wall memorial to the “Nasledstwo” foundation. A design by architect, Bojko Kadinow was used, and the concrete segment was erected on an area laid with black flagstones. A tilted wave-like-wall stands behind it. Two texts, in German and Bulgarian, complete the memorial.