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A fragment at the memorial in the city where the Romanian revolution began, five weeks after the Wall opened.
A fragment stands at the Revolution Memorial, the foundation established on 26 April 1990 to document the December 1989 rising that began in Timișoara and ended the Ceaușescu regime. The placement makes a claim about sequence: the Wall opened on 9 November 1989 and Timișoara rose five weeks later, and the memorial sets the German object at the entrance to a collection about the Romanian dead. Of all the recipients in this catalogue, this is the one whose own revolution came closest in time.
How did it get here?
Donated by a German foundation.
Sources & verification
Timișoara Revolution Memorial — Wikipedia ↗
The foundation's establishment in April 1990 and its collection, including an authentic fragment of the Berlin Wall donated by a German foundation.
Source 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.
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