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A segment outside the main library at the University of Virginia.
A segment outside Alderman Library on the University of Virginia grounds. American universities are the single most common category of recipient in this catalogue — Chapman, Loyola Marymount, Eureka, Westminster, Kennesaw, Northern Arizona, UMass and this one — which says something about who was buying in the early 1990s, and about what a campus wants a piece of the Cold War to mean to eighteen-year-olds who were not alive for it.
How did it get here?
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Sources & verification
List of Berlin Wall segments — Wikipedia ↗
A segment of the wall on display outside Alderman Library at the University of Virginia.
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.
Source accessed 2026-09-17 · Source record 222
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