Historic Lismore Castle adds slabs of Berlin Wall to its defences

A luxury castle hotel has made an historic new addition to its grounds — two sections of the Berlin Wall.

Historic Lismore Castle adds slabs of Berlin Wall to its defences

The wall was both the physical division between West Berlin and East Germany from 1961 to 1989 and the symbolic boundary between democracy and communism during the Cold War.

After the wall came down, Germany reunified into a single state and pieces of the wall — ranging from big slabs to pieces as small as a coin — became collectible items worldwide.

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