{"id":145,"date":"2026-09-27T23:16:55","date_gmt":"2026-09-27T23:16:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging-welcome-121a408.netsolhost.com\/?page_id=145"},"modified":"2026-10-17T14:10:24","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T14:10:24","slug":"maothai-mayday-maothai","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/maothai.com\/?page_id=145","title":{"rendered":"Mayday Maothai 1994"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<article class=\"wp-block-group prose\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><\/div><\/article>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group curated-stammhaus\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<section class=\"wp-block-group gallery-chapter\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">At Maothai \u00b7 1 May 1994<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group curated-grid maothai-count\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maothai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/maothai-20260928\/assets\/5e7202ea02f8c5.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/maothai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/maothai-20260928\/assets\/5e7202ea02f8c5.jpg\" alt=\"Maothai on May Day \u00b7 1994\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Maothai on May Day \u00b7 1994<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maothai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/maothai-20260928\/assets\/d52afd9bb34986.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/maothai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/maothai-20260928\/assets\/d52afd9bb34986.jpg\" alt=\"Pali, Somkhid and Thep on the terrace\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pali, Somkhid and Thep on the terrace<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maothai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/maothai-20260928\/assets\/8e4577c0da5d06.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/maothai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/maothai-20260928\/assets\/8e4577c0da5d06.jpg\" alt=\"May Day on the terrace \u00b7 1994\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">May Day on the terrace \u00b7 1994<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group gallery-chapter\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Outside the restaurant<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group curated-grid maothai-count\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maothai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/maothai-20260928\/assets\/18af70e985fd94.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/maothai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/maothai-20260928\/assets\/18af70e985fd94.jpg\" alt=\"Police vehicles outside Maothai\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Police vehicles outside Maothai<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maothai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/maothai-20260928\/assets\/33ece40445c9c7.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/maothai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/maothai-20260928\/assets\/33ece40445c9c7.jpg\" alt=\"A burnt-out car by the terrace\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A burnt-out car by the terrace<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maothai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/maothai-20260928\/assets\/ac2f82fd19bb4b.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/maothai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/maothai-20260928\/assets\/ac2f82fd19bb4b.jpg\" alt=\"Guests outside the terrace\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Guests outside the terrace<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group gallery-chapter\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In the surrounding streets<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group curated-grid maothai-count\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maothai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/maothai-20260928\/assets\/bacddf6384bbea.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/maothai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/maothai-20260928\/assets\/bacddf6384bbea.jpg\" alt=\"Demonstrators and police at Kollwitzplatz\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Demonstrators and police at Kollwitzplatz<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maothai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/maothai-20260928\/assets\/17edc04c2ba9f8.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/maothai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/maothai-20260928\/assets\/17edc04c2ba9f8.jpg\" alt=\"Onlookers and a water cannon\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Onlookers and a water cannon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maothai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/maothai-20260928\/assets\/904262b86236e1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/maothai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/maothai-20260928\/assets\/904262b86236e1.jpg\" alt=\"A police vehicle blocks the street\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A police vehicle blocks the street<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details gallery-archive is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>More from the archive \u00b7 9<\/summary>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group curated-grid\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maothai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/maothai-20260928\/assets\/f60d5b0a726c44.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/maothai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/maothai-20260928\/assets\/f60d5b0a726c44.jpg\" alt=\"Petra on the terrace\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Petra on the terrace<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maothai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/maothai-20260928\/assets\/5a5c546587f2b0.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/maothai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/maothai-20260928\/assets\/5a5c546587f2b0.jpg\" alt=\"People on a neighbouring roof\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">People on a neighbouring roof<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maothai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/maothai-20260928\/assets\/4425ba333f6633.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/maothai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/maothai-20260928\/assets\/4425ba333f6633.jpg\" alt=\"Another view of the neighbouring roof\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Another view of the neighbouring roof<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maothai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/maothai-20260928\/assets\/de717f376eb6d2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/maothai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/maothai-20260928\/assets\/de717f376eb6d2.jpg\" alt=\"A burnt-out car towards Prenzlauer Allee\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A burnt-out car towards Prenzlauer Allee<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maothai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/maothai-20260928\/assets\/3a27aea4ee2fc9.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/maothai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/maothai-20260928\/assets\/3a27aea4ee2fc9.jpg\" alt=\"People and police vehicles at Kollwitzplatz\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">People and police vehicles at Kollwitzplatz<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maothai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/maothai-20260928\/assets\/ba97ee165ee8e6.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/maothai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/maothai-20260928\/assets\/ba97ee165ee8e6.jpg\" alt=\"Another view towards Kollwitzplatz\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Another view towards Kollwitzplatz<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maothai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/maothai-20260928\/assets\/171c0ec1a825ef.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/maothai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/maothai-20260928\/assets\/171c0ec1a825ef.jpg\" alt=\"A neighbour watches the street\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A neighbour watches the street<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maothai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/maothai-20260928\/assets\/190d3da687d2c5.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/maothai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/maothai-20260928\/assets\/190d3da687d2c5.jpg\" alt=\"Police around the corner\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Police around the corner<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maothai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/maothai-20260928\/assets\/60f986e5ffa972.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/maothai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/maothai-20260928\/assets\/60f986e5ffa972.jpg\" alt=\"A helmet and a police vehicle\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A helmet and a police vehicle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At Maothai \u00b7 1 May 1994 Outside the restaurant In the surrounding streets<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_maothai_before":"<a class=\"skip\" href=\"#content\">Skip to content<\/a><header class=\"hero \" style=\"--cover:url('assets\/5e7202ea02f8c5.jpg')\"><div class=\"top\"><div class=\"heading\"><h1>{{maothai_title}}<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"identity\"><p class=\"brand-story\">The Story of a Group of Thai Restaurants in Berlin and Palma<\/p><a class=\"brand\" href=\"index.html\">THAI FOOD MAGIC<br>MAOTHAI<\/a><nav class=\"language-switch\" aria-label=\"Language\"><a href=\"mayday-maothai-de.html\" hreflang=\"de\" lang=\"de\">DE<\/a><a href=\"mayday-maothai.html\" hreflang=\"en\" 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