The record
A piece from Potsdamer Platz on the grounds of the German embassy's school in south-west Moscow, used in lessons; in 2019 dpa knew of only one other Wall site in Russia.
The dpa news agency's round-up for the thirtieth anniversary of the fall of the Wall, printed on 8 November 2019, says a piece is on show at the school of the German embassy on Prospekt Wernadskogo and is part of its lessons, and that it came about five years before, by lorry from Potsdamer Platz in Berlin to the Russian capital. The Wall Net gives 2014 and Potsdamer Platz as well.
A photograph taken in September 2020 shows the fragment at the school at Prospekt Wernadskogo 103, building 5. The same dpa report puts a second piece near the Sakharov Centre, which has its own page, and says experts know of no other Wall sites in Russia.
Who gave the piece and on what occasion is not recorded in anything read here; no page of the school or the embassy describes it. The school's grounds are not open to the public.
How did it get here?
From Potsdamer Platz, Berlin, brought to Moscow by lorry in about 2014.
Sources
Listed by the Berlin Wall Archive as #270.
Mauerstücke als Friedenssymbole in aller Welt — Volksstimme (dpa) ↗
dpa, 8 November 2019: a piece of the Wall is on show on the grounds of the German school in the Russian capital and is part of lessons; it came about five years earlier by lorry from Potsdamer Platz in Berlin; a further piece stands near the Sakharov Centre; experts know of no other Wall sites in Russia.
Press reportSource accessed 2026-09-17
Фрагмент оригинальной части Берлинской стены в Москве — Wikimedia Commons ↗
Photograph of 20 September 2020 showing the fragment; its description places it at the German embassy's school, Prospekt Wernadskogo 103, building 5, Moscow.
PhotographSource accessed 2026-09-17
Moscow, RUS – Deutsche Schule — The Wall Net ↗
One segment from Potsdamer Platz, set up on the school's grounds in 2014, credited to the school.
General referenceSource 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 270
Source-reported segments: 1. This is not a separately verified count.
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