{"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":"2026-09-27T23:29:57","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T23:29:57","slug":"maothai-mayday-maothai","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/maothai.com\/?page_id=145","title":{"rendered":"Mayday Maothai 1994"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"skip\" href=\"#content\">Skip to content<\/a><\/p>\n<header class=\"hero \" style=\"--cover:url('assets\/5e7202ea02f8c5.jpg')\">\n<div class=\"top\">\n<div class=\"heading\">\n<h1>Mayday Maothai 1994<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"identity\">\n<p class=\"brand-story\">The Story of a Group of Thai Restaurants in Berlin and Palma<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"brand\" href=\"index.html\">THAI FOOD MAGIC<br \/>MAOTHAI<\/a><\/p>\n<nav class=\"language-switch\" aria-label=\"Language\"><a href=\"mayday-maothai-de.html\" hreflang=\"de\" lang=\"de\">DE<\/a><a href=\"mayday-maothai.html\" 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WALL<\/a><span>\/<\/span><span>Mayday Maothai 1994<\/span><\/div>\n<article class=\"prose\"><\/article>\n<div class=\"curated-stammhaus\">\n<section class=\"gallery-chapter\">\n<h2>At Maothai \u00b7 1 May 1994<\/h2>\n<div class=\"curated-grid\" data-count=\"3\">\n<figure><a href=\"assets\/5e7202ea02f8c5.jpg\" data-gallery-image aria-label=\"Maothai on May Day \u00b7 1994\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/5e7202ea02f8c5.jpg\" alt=\"Maothai on May Day \u00b7 1994\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>Maothai on May Day \u00b7 1994<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><a href=\"assets\/d52afd9bb34986.jpg\" data-gallery-image aria-label=\"Pali, Somkhid and Thep on the terrace\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/d52afd9bb34986.jpg\" alt=\"Pali, Somkhid and Thep on the terrace\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>Pali, Somkhid and Thep on the terrace<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><a href=\"assets\/8e4577c0da5d06.jpg\" data-gallery-image aria-label=\"May Day on the terrace \u00b7 1994\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/8e4577c0da5d06.jpg\" alt=\"May Day on the terrace \u00b7 1994\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>May Day on the terrace \u00b7 1994<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"gallery-chapter\">\n<h2>Outside the restaurant<\/h2>\n<div class=\"curated-grid\" data-count=\"3\">\n<figure><a href=\"assets\/18af70e985fd94.jpg\" data-gallery-image aria-label=\"Police vehicles outside Maothai\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/18af70e985fd94.jpg\" alt=\"Police vehicles outside Maothai\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>Police vehicles outside Maothai<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><a href=\"assets\/33ece40445c9c7.jpg\" data-gallery-image aria-label=\"A burnt-out car by the terrace\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/33ece40445c9c7.jpg\" alt=\"A burnt-out car by the terrace\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>A burnt-out car by the terrace<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><a href=\"assets\/ac2f82fd19bb4b.jpg\" data-gallery-image aria-label=\"Guests outside the terrace\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/ac2f82fd19bb4b.jpg\" alt=\"Guests outside the terrace\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>Guests outside the terrace<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"gallery-chapter\">\n<h2>In the surrounding streets<\/h2>\n<div class=\"curated-grid\" data-count=\"3\">\n<figure><a href=\"assets\/bacddf6384bbea.jpg\" data-gallery-image aria-label=\"Demonstrators and police at Kollwitzplatz\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/bacddf6384bbea.jpg\" alt=\"Demonstrators and police at Kollwitzplatz\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>Demonstrators and police at Kollwitzplatz<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><a href=\"assets\/17edc04c2ba9f8.jpg\" data-gallery-image aria-label=\"Onlookers and a water cannon\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/17edc04c2ba9f8.jpg\" alt=\"Onlookers and a water cannon\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>Onlookers and a water cannon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><a href=\"assets\/904262b86236e1.jpg\" data-gallery-image aria-label=\"A police vehicle blocks the street\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/904262b86236e1.jpg\" alt=\"A police vehicle blocks the street\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>A police vehicle blocks the street<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<details class=\"gallery-archive\">\n<summary>More from the archive \u00b7 9<\/summary>\n<div class=\"curated-grid\">\n<figure><a href=\"assets\/f60d5b0a726c44.jpg\" data-gallery-image aria-label=\"Petra on the terrace\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/f60d5b0a726c44.jpg\" alt=\"Petra on the terrace\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>Petra on the terrace<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><a href=\"assets\/5a5c546587f2b0.jpg\" data-gallery-image aria-label=\"People on a neighbouring roof\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/5a5c546587f2b0.jpg\" alt=\"People on a neighbouring roof\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>People on a neighbouring roof<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><a href=\"assets\/4425ba333f6633.jpg\" data-gallery-image aria-label=\"Another view of the neighbouring roof\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/4425ba333f6633.jpg\" alt=\"Another view of the neighbouring roof\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>Another view of the neighbouring roof<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><a href=\"assets\/de717f376eb6d2.jpg\" data-gallery-image aria-label=\"A burnt-out car towards Prenzlauer Allee\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/de717f376eb6d2.jpg\" alt=\"A burnt-out car towards Prenzlauer Allee\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>A burnt-out car towards Prenzlauer Allee<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><a href=\"assets\/3a27aea4ee2fc9.jpg\" data-gallery-image aria-label=\"People and police vehicles at Kollwitzplatz\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/3a27aea4ee2fc9.jpg\" alt=\"People and police vehicles at Kollwitzplatz\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>People and police vehicles at Kollwitzplatz<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><a href=\"assets\/ba97ee165ee8e6.jpg\" data-gallery-image aria-label=\"Another view towards Kollwitzplatz\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/ba97ee165ee8e6.jpg\" alt=\"Another view towards Kollwitzplatz\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>Another view towards Kollwitzplatz<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><a href=\"assets\/171c0ec1a825ef.jpg\" data-gallery-image aria-label=\"A neighbour watches the street\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/171c0ec1a825ef.jpg\" alt=\"A neighbour watches the street\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>A neighbour watches the street<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><a href=\"assets\/190d3da687d2c5.jpg\" data-gallery-image aria-label=\"Police around the corner\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/190d3da687d2c5.jpg\" alt=\"Police around the corner\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>Police around the corner<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><a href=\"assets\/60f986e5ffa972.jpg\" data-gallery-image aria-label=\"A helmet and a police vehicle\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"assets\/60f986e5ffa972.jpg\" alt=\"A helmet and a police vehicle\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>A helmet and a police vehicle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<p><dialog class=\"image-viewer\" aria-label=\"Image viewer\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"viewer-close\">Close \u00d7<\/button><\/p>\n<figure><img alt=\"\"><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"viewer-controls\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"viewer-prev\" aria-label=\"Previous image\">\u2190<\/button><span class=\"viewer-count\" aria-live=\"polite\"><\/span><button type=\"button\" class=\"viewer-next\" aria-label=\"Next image\">\u2192<\/button><\/div>\n<p><a class=\"viewer-original\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Open original image \u2197<\/a><\/dialog><\/p>\n<section class=\"documents\">\n<h2>From the 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