Overview

• City leaders are marking the 36th anniversary of the 1989 protests with an evening ceremony at Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz.
• The approved concept, titled “Banner, Flags, Banners,” comes from a Leipzig-based collective of women artists and architects.
• The site will feature 50 white sculptural panels and new landscaping designed to create a refuge for people and wildlife.
• Five million euros in federal funding are allocated for the Leipzig project following the city council’s approval this spring.
• Berlin’s separate Freedom and Unity memorial remains in limbo due to contractor insolvencies after missing its planned 2019 opening.