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George C. Marshall Statue
George C. Marshall Statue
A statue of Marshall was dedicated at the Marshall Center on April 30th, 1998. Jointly sponsored by the George C. Marshall Center, the private organization called the Friends of the Marshall Center, and the City of Garmisch, the work of art is the first known public statue of Marshall erected in Europe.
The larger-than-life statue originally depicted General Marshall striding out into the community, walking east over a bridge with his hand outstretched in friendship - through a parting iron curtain, past walls that have been broken down. German artist, Christiana Horn of Wartenburg, Bavaria, was the sculptor of the piece.
In 2009, a wall was build where the gate once stooe, and the statue of Marshall was moved slightly. The area was rededicated in Oct. 2009.
Tree and Rock Memorial
Tree and Rock Memorial
The large rock facing the Marshall Center's flagpoles bears a plaque marking the dedication of the institution.
The Center, a German-American Partnership, was dedicated on June 5, 1993 by then US Secretary of Defense Les Aspin and German Minister of Defense Volker Ruhe. Two small apple trees were planted by the rock in May 1997. The tree to the left of the dedication rock was planted by U.S. General George Joulwan, then Supreme Allied Commander, Europe and Commander in Chief of the U.S. European Command. Joulwan was a major supporter of the Marshall Center in its early years.
The tree to the left was in planted in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Russian Foreign Area Officer program. It is dedicated to all Foreign Area Officers -- past, present, and future. The fruit from these trees is symbolic of the fruit that the Marshall Center hopes to bear in establishing peace, stability, cooperation and democracy throughout Europe and Eurasia.
Konrad Adenauer Hall
Konrad Adenauer,
First Chancellor of the young
Federal Republic of Germany
The Konrad Adenauer Hall was dedicated November 6, 2002.
Mr. Konrad Adenauer, grandson of the late Chancellor, along with Dr. Robert Kennedy, the former director of the Marshall Center unveiled a portrait of Adenauer during the dedication ceremony.
The Adenauer Hall is used primarily for lectures to students, but also for Director's Calls. This state-of-the-art lecture hall will seat 234 people and lectures are translated into German, English, and Russian.
Rock Memorial
