Friedenstunnel

The Friedenstunnel (Peace Tunnel), formerly named the Rembertitunnel, is an underpass in Bremen's Schwachhausen district that runs below the Wanne-Eickel-Hamburg and Wunstorf-Bremen railway lines.

This initiative aims to promote peaceful coexistence among religions and cultures through artwork, texts displayed in the tunnel, and events fostering tolerance and understanding.

The Peace Tunnel is intended to symbolize the cosmopolitan nature of the city of Bremen.The Tunnel Project Community of Interest (Interessengemeinschaft Tunnel-Projekt) was the initiative of freelance graphic designer, artist, art teacher and lecturer Regina Heygster, who established the association Bremen Sets an Example of the Connection between Religious Communities e. V. on 16 October 2003.

The first Peace Tunnel model was created in 2002 and presented to religious communities at DB Netz AG, the town hall, and the chamber of commerce.

The Garden of the Religions was planted in 2009 at the Parkallee entrance and the concrete reliefs made for the two 3.2-metre-high (10 ft) mosaic peace trees Oak and Palm.

In 2013 a large banner was installed by the An der Weide entrance with the message "Peace starts small" ("Frieden fängt klein an").

Work involved wet abrasive blasting, sealing of the interior vault, side wall redesign and painting.

The focus of the artwork is integration policies and community affairs, covering the fields of culture, interfaith relations and peace education.

This annual event, held in Bremen City Hall, involves podium discussions on current topic between the association's religious representatives, with active participation from the audience encouraged.

"Invite religions", run twice a year since 2012, is an open door project that offers participants the opportunity to get to know the different religious communities.

[2] Further funding is required to cover ongoing construction and other costs, which include tunnel and artwork maintenance, and electricity for illumination of the sky vault, text panels and mosaic frieze.