The record
A segment Deutschlandradio gave its French counterpart in November 2009, now on the Seine side of the Maison de la Radio.
The Maison de la Radio's segment is one of the few in this catalogue given by one broadcaster to another, and the only record here where the donor is a radio station — which is apt, since radio was the medium that crossed the border most easily while the Wall stood.
The gift followed Radio France fait le Mur, twenty-four hours of live broadcasting that Radio France made from Berlin on 9 November 2009, the twentieth anniversary of the opening. Deutschlandradio's president, Willi Steul, then gave Radio France the section; it was delivered on 18 November and inaugurated the next day, alongside a photographic exhibition in the building's Galerie Seine. Since the renovation of the Maison de la Radio it has stood on the Seine side, beside the path from the RER C station to the main entrance.
How did it get here?
A gift from Deutschlandradio, presented by its president Willi Steul to Radio France; delivered on 18 November 2009 and inaugurated on 19 November.
Sources
Listed by the Federal Foundation as #118 and by the Berlin Wall Archive as #321.
Esplanade du 9-Novembre-1989 — Wikipédia ↗
A section offered by Deutschlandradio in the gardens of the Maison de la Radio since 2009.
General referenceSource accessed 2026-09-17
Fragment du Mur de Berlin à la Maison de la radio ↗
Radio France's own account: after its twenty-four hours of live broadcasting from Berlin on 9 November 2009, Deutschlandradio's president Willi Steul gave Radio France a concrete section of the Wall, delivered on 18 November and inaugurated on 19 November 2009; after the building's renovation it was placed on the Seine side, by the path from the RER C to the main entrance.
Institutional sourceSource accessed 2026-09-17
Federal Foundation — Berlin Wall worldwide ↗
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.
Inventory listingSource accessed 2026-09-17 · Source record 118
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.
Inventory listingSource accessed 2026-09-17 · Source record 321
Source-reported segments: 1. This is not a separately verified count.
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