Fragmento do Muro de Berlim

Surprise

I did not expect to find this item at the entrance to Fatima. However, upon reading its meaning, it became very clear that it belongs where it’s at.

Symbol of change

This is a piece of the wall which divided Berlin into two cities belonging to two different political regimes. It was bought by a Portuguese emigrant in Germany and placed here. There is not too much...

Part of the Berlin Wall in Fatima

One of the interesting things to see at Our Sanctuary of our Lady of Fatima grounds is the Fragment of the Berlin Wall which separated East and West Berlin during the Cold War era (1961-89). It situat...

Large slab from the Berlin Wall

This is a large slab form the Berlin Wall. There isn’t much to see other than that, but as it is on one side of the Sanctuary, it is easy to walk up and take a look. One reason, I believe, it was bro...

Wall

This is just part of the massive wall in Berlin, now on display in Fatima. I think it’s a good reminder of how people were separated by this wall and how people came together to unify after it was tor...