Fragment of the Berlin Wall Nr: 28/40 - Tiranë, Albania
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N 41° 19.260 E 019° 49.204
34T E 401247 N 4575063
A fragment of the Berlin Wall from Berlin to Tirana
Waymark Code: WM13Q3J
Location: Albania
Date Posted: 01/29/2021
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote
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In 2013 this Memorial to Communist Isolation was erected. One of the three elements is a fragment of the Berlin Wall, which was a gift from the City of Berlin to the people of Albania. The metal plaque in front of it offers the following information in Albanian and English language:

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Memorial to Communist Isolation

- Fragment of the Berlin Wall Nr: 28/40, Potsdamer Platz (Berlin-Mitte), a gift to the people of Albania from the City of Berlin. The wall was built in 1961 and became a symbol of the isolation of the communist world. It was demolished in 1990.

- Bunker inscribed "TR III 1976 I" which guarded the main entrance to the segregated residential block where Enver Hoxha and the most senior communist officials lived from 1945 to 1991.

- Concrete supports from the gallery of the notorious mine of Soac, a forced labour camp for political prisoners from 1968 to 1990.

This memorial was erected in 2013 on the initiative of the Municipality of Tirana

Artistic conception: Facos Lubonja, Ardian Isufi.

Original Location: N 52° 30.571 E 013° 22.602

How it was moved: Other

Type of move: Country to Country

Building Status: Public

Related Website: Not listed

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