Berlin Wall
Dublin Core
Title
Berlin Wall
Subject
Immovable Culture Heritage
Description
In the Post-WW2, Cold War era, Germany was divided amongst the Allies and the Soviet Union. As the capital city, Berlin was also divided. The Soviets built the Berlin Wall to prevent migration between the sides. While today what remains is a physical concrete wall, this only represents part of the infrastructure, which included another wall on the Soviet side, an area of no-mans-land known as the death strip, and guard towers. In 1989, the border was opened, and the wall began to be brought down. Major governmental work was required to reunite the country and today, the main remnants are parts of the concrete wall.
Goal 4 of the Sustainable Development Goals is regarding Quality Education. Digital representations of the Berlin Wall would allow for increased education about the wall and the history leading up to its creation, enabling more people to learn about it, and promote Goal 16, promoting peace, by understanding past global conflicts. Furthermore, it contributes to Goal 11.4 of strengthening global cultural heritage.
Source
is51102025
Date
August 13th, 1961
Contributor
ec349@st-andrews.ac.uk
Type
Site
Identifier
1281
Date Submitted
22/03/2025
References
https://www.stiftung-berliner-mauer.de/en
Extent
cm x cm x cm
Medium
https://www.stiftung-berliner-mauer.de/en
Spatial Coverage
current,52.504444,13.441111;
Europeana
Europeana Data Provider
Berlin Wall
Object
https://www.stiftung-berliner-mauer.de/en
Europeana Type
TEXT
Site Item Type Metadata
Institutional nature
Building
Prim Media
3042
End Date
November 9th, 1989
Status
public
Stewardship
Berlin Wall Foundation
Condition
1
Contact
ec349@st-andrews.ac.uk
Collection
Citation
“Berlin Wall,” STAGE, accessed December 13, 2025, https://stage.openvirtualworlds.org/omeka/items/show/3044.
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