The record
A segment painted with the cover of Ken Follett's novel 'Kinder der Freiheit', unveiled by the author in 2014 at his German publisher's head office.
On 4 November 2014 Ken Follett visited the Carlswerk in Köln-Mülheim, where his German publisher Bastei Lübbe has its head office, and unveiled an original piece of the Berlin Wall. BEOS, the company that owns and manages the site, reported two days later that the element, weighing about 2.75 tonnes, had been painted with the cover of his new novel 'Kinder der Freiheit', published by Bastei Lübbe, and now stood at the entrance to the Carlswerk.
A photograph taken by Elke Wetzig on 9 June 2024 and published on Wikimedia Commons shows the segment in the Carlswerk, at the publisher's seat, with Follett's signature on the painted face. That is the latest record read; exactly where on the site it stands today is not stated.
How did it get here?
Painted with the cover of 'Kinder der Freiheit' for the novel's launch, and unveiled by Ken Follett on 4 November 2014.
Sources
Listed by the Berlin Wall Archive as #82.
Der Autor Ken Follett zu Besuch im Carlswerk — BEOS AG ↗
The site owner's post of 6 November 2014: on 4 November 2014 Ken Follett visited the Carlswerk and unveiled an original piece of the Berlin Wall; the element, about 2.75 tonnes, was painted with the cover of his novel 'Kinder der Freiheit', published by Bastei Lübbe, and now stands at the entrance to the Carlswerk.
Institutional sourceSource accessed 2026-09-17
File:Carlswerk, Mauersegment Ken Follett Kinder der Freiheit - 9585.jpg — Wikimedia Commons ↗
Photograph by Elke Wetzig, 9 June 2024: the Wall segment in the Carlswerk at the head office of Bastei Lübbe, unveiled for the presentation of Ken Follett's 'Kinder der Freiheit' in 2014; the painted face carries Follett's signature.
PhotographSource accessed 2026-09-17
Kinder der Freiheit — Wikipedia (de) ↗
For the book's presentation in 2014 a Berlin Wall segment in the book's design was set up at the publisher's seat in Köln-Mülheim, on the site of the former Carlswerk.
General referenceSource accessed 2026-09-17
Contact — Bastei Lübbe AG ↗
Bastei Lübbe AG, Schanzenstraße 6–20, 51063 Köln; the Carlswerk site is on the right bank of the Rhine in Mülheim.
Institutional sourceSource accessed 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.
Inventory listingSource accessed 2026-09-17 · Source record 82
Source-reported segments: 1. This is not a separately verified count.
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