Der Eintrag
Ein Segment am Hauptsitz der Verlagsgruppe Perfil – eines der wenigen im Besitz eines Nachrichtenunternehmens und nicht eines Staates oder Museums.
Die ausführliche Geschichte, die Herkunft und die Quellenangaben dieses Eintrags liegen bislang nur auf Englisch vor.
Buenos Aires holds at least two documented sites; this one is unusual in the global inventory for being held by a news publisher rather than a government, museum or university.
Perfil's own account dates the idea to 9 November 1989, the day the Wall opened, when the group was about to launch the magazine Noticias and its chief executive, Jorge Fontevecchia, asked the East German ambassador in Buenos Aires whether a piece could be had. The answer, as Perfil tells it, was that pieces were not being given out but an exception could be made if the publisher paid for a school in Germany, then about 10,000 dollars. Twenty metres of wall came by sea, a business Perfil says took 500 days and a hundred people. It stood first at the company's old building on Chacabuco 271 and now stands at its headquarters at California 2715 in Barracas; small pieces were broken off and given to readers of Noticias with certificates of authenticity.
The Federal Foundation records that Perfil supported the shipment of twenty running metres of the Wall to Buenos Aires in 1991 for America '92, the Columbus quincentenary exhibition at the old port, which has its own record here. The two accounts give the same length and the same year; neither mentions the other's display.
Wie kam es hierher?
Brought from Berlin by Editorial Perfil on the initiative of Jorge Fontevecchia, who began the request on 9 November 1989; 20 metres in all, installed at the company's headquarters in Barracas.
Quellen
Gelistet vom Berlin Wall Archive als #65.
Buenos Aires, RA – Foreign Ministry — The Wall Net ↗
Site records for the Buenos Aires segments, including Editorial Perfil.
Allgemeine ReferenzQuelle abgerufen am 2026-09-17
Así fue la caída del Muro de Berlín y la gesta de traer al país el mayor bloque fuera de Alemania: está en Editorial Perfil ↗
Perfil's own report: Jorge Fontevecchia conceived the project on 9 November 1989; 20 metres of wall came by ship in a process of 500 days and 100 people; fragments were distributed to readers of Noticias; the main section stands at the California 2715 headquarters in Barracas.
PresseberichtQuelle abgerufen am 2026-09-17
La increíble historia del fragmento del Muro de Berlín que llegó a Argentina: es el más grande fuera de Alemania ↗
Argentinisches Tageblatt: 20 metres of wall obtained through the East German ambassador in return for a donation for a school in Germany, first installed at the former office on Chacabuco 271 and moved to California 2715, Barracas.
PresseberichtQuelle abgerufen am 2026-09-17
Federal Foundation — Berlin Wall worldwide, site entry (America '92) ↗
With the support of Editorial Perfil, twenty running metres of the Wall, fifty tonnes, were brought from Berlin to Buenos Aires in 1991 for the America '92 exhibition.
VerzeichniseintragQuelle abgerufen am 2026-09-17
Berlin Wall Archive ↗
The source lists this place as a Berlin Wall location. Coordinates, where supplied, are source-reported and may represent a general area. This is not independent verification of authenticity, current presence, or public access.
VerzeichniseintragQuelle abgerufen am 2026-09-17 · Quelleneintrag 65
Von der Quelle gemeldete Segmente: 8. Diese Zahl wurde nicht gesondert geprüft.
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