The record
A three-ton slab in a food hall, its graffiti titled Bloody Erich. Donated to the city in January 1991 after the unification celebrations.
A slab of about three tons stands in the Armory food hall at Seattle Center, recorded at roughly 12.5 feet tall and 4 feet wide, with a commemorative plaque beside it. The painted work on it carries a title, Bloody Erich — a reference to Erich Honecker, and one of the few records in this catalogue where the graffiti is a named work rather than anonymous marking. Like the Las Vegas slab it sits in a place people go for lunch rather than for history.
How did it get here?
Donated by the German businessman Achim Becker in 1990 and recorded as having stood at Potsdamer Platz near Checkpoint Charlie. The plaque reads: “This trophy of freedom was donated to the City of Seattle in January 1991 after it was exhibited on Capitol Hill during the celebrations of German unification on 3 October 1990.”
Sources
Listed by the Federal Foundation as #228 and by the Berlin Wall Archive as #383.
Seattle, WA – Seattle Center — The Wall Net ↗
The Achim Becker donation, the Potsdamer Platz origin, the plaque text and the Bloody Erich title.
General referenceSource accessed 2026-09-17
Seattle, WA — Food Court Berlin Wall — Roadside America ↗
Dimensions and the segment's position in the food hall.
General referenceSource accessed 2026-09-17
Public Art ↗
Seattle Center's own page: a three-ton portion of the Wall donated by the German businessman Achim Becker in 1990, now in the Armory Food Hall, 12.5 feet tall and 4 feet wide, from Potsdamer Platz and Checkpoint Charlie.
Institutional sourceSource accessed 2026-09-17
A Piece Of The Wall Is For Seattle Center ↗
Reporting on 3 October 1990 that the Hamburg businessman Achim Becker would donate the three-ton slab, nicknamed Bloody Erich, to Seattle Center, with its final site undecided.
Press reportSource 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 228
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 383
Source-reported segments: 1. This is not a separately verified count.
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