United Nations Square - formerly Lenin Square _ Square design: Hermann Henselmann (originally: library in the form of a spiral-shaped flag architecture with café on a mound of rubble) - Inauguration of the Lenin monument by Nicolai Tomski on April 19, 1970, three days before his 100th birthday - Lenin: Ukrainian granite, 19 m high, 26 diameter (base) _ Ulbricht: “... it serves the strength and firm union of the entire community of socialist states around the Soviet Union.” _ Demolition: Nov. 1991 - Feb. 1992 _ 129 parts buried at Müggelsee, Seddiner Heide - Grave robbers

- 1992 Renamed Platz der V.N., fountain with 14 stones from 5 continents and 1994 erection of fountain sculpture by Head of Parks Department Mr. Adalbert Maria Kees _ 2007 Temporary redesign of the square (Palpatine at Platz der V.N.) _ Palpatine the Chancellor and Emperor Darth SIDIOUS from Star Wars _ Basic idea: To bring together the power of all 193 member states of the UN in one symbolic act