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SOURCE-LISTED WALL RECORD

Berlin Wall — Langley (Virginia), Washington D.C.

Langley (Virginia), Washington D.C., United States

38.953° N / 77.145° W

Evidence Documented, level 2 of 4

The record rests on an institutional source. The pin is where an inventory put it and has not been checked. How records are graded

MemorialOutdoor
Three graffitied Berlin Wall sections on a low concrete plinth beside a path, with bare trees and a low building behind.
The monument by the south-west entrance to the Original Headquarters Building, dedicated 1992. · Photograph: The Central Intelligence Agency, public domain — source

The record

Three sections from near Checkpoint Charlie, dedicated in 1992 and oriented as they stood in Berlin — graffiti west, whitewash east. Not open to the public.

The installation is unusually thoughtful about its own object. The sections were dedicated on 18 December 1992 beside the south-west entrance to the Original Headquarters Building, and they are set across the path from the car park to the entrance, so staff must go around them. Bench-height walls on both sides invite people to sit. The Wall keeps its function as well as its form. The site is not open to the public.

How did it get here?

Taken from the Wall near Checkpoint Charlie at Potsdamer Platz in November 1989.

Sources

Listed by the Federal Foundation as #233 and by the Berlin Wall Archive as #212.

Berlin Wall Monument — Central Intelligence Agency ↗
The agency's own account of the monument, its orientation, and the 1992 dedication.
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 233

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 212
Source-reported segments: 3. This is not a separately verified count.

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On the map

Position as an inventory reported it. It may mark a general area rather than the piece itself.

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