# Berlin Wall segment at Seattle Center, Seattle

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- Page: https://whereisthewall.com/wall/united-states/seattle/seattle-wa-seattle-center-a383
- Place: Armory food hall, Seattle Center, 305 Harrison Street, Seattle, Washington, United States
- Classification: Relocated Segment; can it be seen today: On display (On display); evidence: Corroborated
- Position: 47.621255, -122.349741
- Listed by the Federal Foundation as #228 and by the Berlin Wall Archive as #383.

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.

Provenance: 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:

- [Seattle, WA – Seattle Center — The Wall Net](https://en.the-wall-net.org/seattle-wa/): The Achim Becker donation, the Potsdamer Platz origin, the plaque text and the Bloody Erich title.
- [Seattle, WA — Food Court Berlin Wall — Roadside America](https://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/72427): Dimensions and the segment's position in the food hall.
- [Public Art](https://www.seattlecenter.com/explore/arts/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.
- [A Piece Of The Wall Is For Seattle Center](https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19901003/1096440/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.
- [Federal Foundation — Berlin Wall worldwide](https://www.berliner-mauer-weltweit.eu/bm_spots/berliner-mauer-in-seattle/): 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.
- [Berlin Wall Archive](https://www.berlinwallarchive.com/segments?q=Seattle%2C%20WA%20%E2%80%9A%C3%84%C3%AC%20Seattle%20Center): 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.