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Model of the Wall memorial by Jens Galschiøt

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Two pieces of Wall, each approximately two metres tall, complete with protruding rusty steel cables, can be found in Danish architect Jens Galschiøt’s garden. The plan was originally to consolidate the pieces into a memorial, but this never actually happened. The internationally renowned sculptor was so awestruck by the images of the Fall of the Wall on 9^th November 1989 that he was keen to create a sculpture that commemorated these historical events. Berlin was the focal-point of the world and he considered it important to capture the euphoric mood in a memorial.

Galschiøt contacted both mayors of the divided city and requested they send him a few pieces of the Wall. The two mayors considered his request with open minds. However, the GDR government had decided in December that the remains of the former border should be sold at as high a price as possible, and Galschiøt was referred to the West Berlin company, “LeLé Berlin Wall Verkaufs- und Wirtschaftswerbung GmbH”, which had been commissioned to market it. The costforthe pieces he requested was between 40,000 and 90,000 Deutsche Mark – a price he could not afford. He contacted the two mayors again and finally reached an agreement to be given two pieces of the so-called “Hinterlandmauer”, free of charge.