Daily Talk Forum
  • Advertise
  • Search
  • Member List
  • Calendar
Hello There, Guest! Login Register
Daily Talk Forum › General Discussions › Arts and Fashion v
« Previous 1 ... 6 7 8 9 10 ... 15 Next »

Berlin Wall slab sold at auction

Post Reply 
 
Thread Rating:
  • 0 Votes - 0 Average
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
Threaded Mode | Linear Mode
Berlin Wall slab sold at auction
cyrano Offline
Diamond Member
*****
Diamond Members

Posts: 3,573
Joined: May 2007
Reputation: 3
Post: #1
Berlin Wall slab sold at auction

A Berlin auction house says it has sold one of the few remaining sections of the Berlin Wall for more than 7,800 euros (£6,150).
The large graffiti-covered stretch of the wall, which once divided capitalist West Berlin from the communist East, was bought for display in an office.
Many fake pieces of the Berlin Wall have been sold in the past, but the auctioneers said this item was genuine.
The wall was demolished in 1989, after the collapse of the East German state.
For nearly three decades, it kept East and West Berliners apart.
Much of the demolished wall was used for constructing roads. Other sections were collected and eventually used in a monument to Germany's division.
Authentic pieces are in museums around the world, including at the Imperial War Museum in London.
About 1,065 people were killed at the wall trying to escape from East Germany.
09-20-2008 06:49 AM
Find all posts by this user Quote this message in a reply


« Next Oldest | Next Newest »
Post Reply 


Possibly Related Threads...
Thread: Author Replies: Views: Last Post
  Art, furniture from Gianni Versace's opulent Italian villa to be sold in London Wedne cyrano 0 1,515 03-13-2009 05:33 AM
Last Post: cyrano
  Saint Laurent art auction --'sale of the century' cyrano 0 1,324 02-22-2009 07:42 AM
Last Post: cyrano
  Designer 'Christmas trees' sold at Paris auction cyrano 0 1,297 12-16-2008 07:36 AM
Last Post: cyrano
  Sotheby's Ground-Breaking Two-Day Auction of New Works by Damien Hirst Realises $200 cyrano 0 1,061 09-17-2008 07:05 AM
Last Post: cyrano
  Stones' tongue sold to V&A museum cyrano 0 1,209 09-03-2008 06:40 AM
Last Post: cyrano

  • View a Printable Version
  • Send this Thread to a Friend
  • Subscribe to this thread
Forum Jump:


User(s) browsing this thread: 1 Guest(s)

Advertise on Daily Talk Forum
  • Webmaster Forum
  • Toronto
    • Contact Us
    • Daily Talk Forum
    • Return to Top
    • Lite (Archive) Mode
    • RSS Syndication
    • Help
    • Portal
    • Membership
    • Advertise
    • Banners
    • Privacy
    • Rules

    • Review DTF at Alexa
    • Review DTF at Nortons
    • Site Map

    • Links
    • Your Link Here
    Current time: 08-17-2022, 06:20 PM Powered By MyBB, © 2002-2022 MyBB Group Theme created by Justin S