Wooden reproduction of a frontier barrier
The reproduction commemorates one of the 25 bike tours organised from 1982 onwards by Dieter Rogalla. Dieter Rogalla, a law graduate, was a member of the Socialist Group of the European Parliament from 1981 to 1994. The tours reached numerous European countries and supported the elimination of frontiers and borders in Europe through popular sport events. Because of these tours, Dieter Rogalla was given the surname 'Eurogalla'.
Context Area
Fonds
File Reference Code
WB-1-I.1
Author
Content Area
Title
Wooden reproduction of a frontier barrier
Description
The reproduction commemorates one of the 25 bike tours organised from 1982 onwards by Dieter Rogalla. Dieter Rogalla, a law graduate, was a member of the Socialist Group of the European Parliament from 1981 to 1994. The tours reached numerous European countries and supported the elimination of frontiers and borders in Europe through popular sport events. Because of these tours, Dieter Rogalla was given the surname 'Eurogalla'.
Date
[1995]
Physical Description
File Type
Image
Support
Others
Orientation
Horizontal
Format
76x20x18 cm
Notes
Notes
On the bottom the sculpture bears the inscription: "Keine Grenzschranken mehr. ‚Schengen‘, Europas Osterei ’95 (Eurogalla)" and 33 signatures.
Access and Use
Languages
German