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BY JASMINE BAILEY
Some of the last remaining remnants of Germany's
historic Berlin Wall are no longer standing
— this, amid protest and strong outcries
against the move.
Spiegel reports a portion of the wall was
removed before the sun came up Wednesday.
Six meters of the planned 22 — were deconstructed.
It’s all part of the longest remaining portion
of the wall, called the East Side Gallery.
Known for its displays of artwork from hundreds
of artists around the world —  it will
now be replaced with an access route to a
planned high-rise luxury apartment building.
While the developer argues it is only temporary
— protesters are no less concerned.
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The Berlin Wall was built in 1961 to provide
a barrier between Berlin’s communist eastern
half and the west.
It originally stood 12-feet-tall and stretched
for 103 miles before its symbolic destruction
roughly three decades later.
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Protesters say the decision clearly shows
the developers have chosen to sacrifice history
for profit . One told Al Jazeera —
“Even 81,000 people have signed a petition
against the construction.
Seventy-five percent of the Berlin people
are against his construction work and he continues
as if nothing has happened.”
And the BBC reports — not even David Hasselhoff’s
efforts to preserve the wall he once rallied
to destroy could halt the controversial construction
project.
Although he did help stall the destruction
during protest earlier this month.
He told the Daily Mail —
“If it goes to the next step, we'll come
back with a huge concert and really rock Berlin.”
So maybe a big rockin’ concert courtesy
of the Hoff will be in the near future.
Protesters are expected to rally outside of
Berlin city hall Thursday in an effort to
prevent any further construction of the East
Side Gallery.
