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The Cold War artefacts were a gift of goodwill from German Mr Elmar Prost to Singapore to mark 50 years of diplomatic relations between Germany and Singapore
The National University of Singapore (NUS) today welcomed two new residents at NUS University Town in the form of two segments of the Berlin Wall.
The Cold War artefacts were a gift of goodwill to Singapore by Mr Elmar Prost and his company, Lagerhaus KW GmbH, in 2015 to mark 50 years of diplomatic relations between Germany and Singapore. They are on loan to NUS through the Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs and are currently the only Berlin Wall segments in Singapore.
The Berlin Wall segments on display at NUS University Town were unveiled by Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Singapore Minister for Foreign Affairs; His Excellency Dr Michael Witter, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Singapore; and Professor Tommy Koh, Rector of Tembusu College at NUS.
Each segment of the Berlin Wall weighs approximately four...