Berlin Wall Section Unveiled At German Society
By Dan Wing
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) --- Officials at the German Society of Pennsylvania added a piece of history to their garden when they unveiled a section of the Berlin Wall on Sunday.
While the garden at 7th and Spring Garden isn't completely finished, Vice President of the German Society Tony Michael says it was important to unveil the piece of the wall on the 25th anniversary of the day it was brought down.
It was a day that Michael, who lived in Germany at the time, never thought would come.
"Things got a very positive dynamic at that time, and it came down. It was opened, and the entire German history changed since then," he said.
When everything is finished, Michael says the piece of the wall will be on a platform that spins every 5-minutes.
"It will come with a video and audio show related to the position of the wall," he said. "So you can have scenes from East German history when you see the East side of the wall, and scenes from West German history when you see the West side."
The garden itself won't be open to the public, but the giant piece of the wall is easily visible from the street. The unveiling is also part of the German Society's year-long, 250th anniversary celebration.