Fake Berlin Wall - Dixon
Ronald Reagan, who was raised in Dixon, was a key player in the demise of the Berlin Wall. Two years before its fall, he demanded Gorbachev, then-general secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, to “tear down this wall.”
The same year the Berlin wall fell, Nick Tanev a Bulgarian immigrant donated the sculpture – “Wings of Peace and Freedom” – to the city.
“Nick was a big fan of Reagan so he picked Dixon because it was Ronald Reagan’s boyhood home.
| Name of the Roadside Attraction: | Fake Berlin Wall - Wings of Peace and Freedom |
| Parking: | you have to go by foot |
| Time required: | 10 Minutes |
| Descripton: | This Peace Fake Berlin Wall was created by the bulgarian artits Nick Tanev. |
| Next town: | Dixon, IL |
| Findable: | in town |
| Fee area: | no - open for puplic |
| Giftshop: | no |
| Food or drinks: | no |
| Kind of attraction: | Art |
| Best time to vistit: | all year |
| Address: | 112 East Galena Street |
| Directions: | In Dixon, IL follow Galena Ave. At the Corner of Seond Street at the Historic Downtown Theater take a turn on to East Second Street. |
| Opening Hours: | 24/7 |
| Last visited: | April 2017 |
