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Der Jahrhundertschritt sculpture at the Forum of Contemporary History

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Der Jahrhundertschritt sculpture at the Forum of Contemporary History

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Der Jahrhundertschritt sculpture at the Forum of Contemporary History

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    January 9, 2024

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    The bronze sculpture "The Step of the Century" was made by Wolfgang Mattheuer in 1984. The sculpture, which is located in Leipzig, was erected in front of the Contemporary History Forum in 1999. The sculpture "symbolizes the relationship of the Germans to the two totalitarian systems in the 20th century."
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    January 9, 2024

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    The permanent exhibition on the history of dictatorship and resistance in the GDR against the backdrop of the division of Germany begins with the period after the Second World War …
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    Admission is free, so a visit to the permanent exhibition is worthwhile even if you have little time.

    The period after the Second World War, the creation of the GDR and life in the GDR with all its anxieties and contradictions and finally reunification - in short, 5 decades of East German history come to life here.
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