Overview
- The site now features a roughly 2.5‑metre hand‑carved sandstone stone inscribed with Helmut Kohl’s name, dates, “Kanzler der Einheit” and “Ehrenbürger Europas.”
- Landscaping directs visitor behavior with a 25 m² stone field, blue‑grey granite gabions, a cypress hedge, an Osmanthus boundary, a sandstone bench, and paved areas for flowers plus QR codes linking to information.
- Work proceeded behind a sight screen erected in late September, which was removed on Monday as the redesigned memorial in Adenauerpark became publicly visible.
- Maike Kohl‑Richter says she is covering the costs for design and upkeep herself, with dpa reporting the amount in the high five‑figure range, and she stresses the grave is not meant to be walked on.
- The project concludes years of dispute over form and access; the sculptor Holger Grimm and the local florist‑gardener Blumenhaus Burkhard executed the construction and planting.