Side of the historic Berlin Wall destroyed

One-on-one historic stretch of the Berlin Wall torn down by a German property company with a police escort, although people had protested during the week.

The developer knocking down at least four extensions, commonly called the Gallery East (East Side Gallery) on Wednesday (27/03) morning for easy access to the area of ​​an apartment building.

At least 250 police officers were deployed at the site demolition historic sites.

Housing redevelopment project infuriated a group of people who think the stretch of the Berlin Wall being torn down is a symbol of freedom.

When the workers tried to dismantle the stretch on 1 March, the angry protesters blocked the road to the location, so the demolition effort that was stopped.

However, some other small stretch of the Berlin Wall had been torn down.

Located on the banks of the River Spree, Gallery East side is the longest side of the remains of the ruins of the Berlin Wall that still stands

Mural Brezhnev-Honecker kissing

Some records show, a long stretch of the east side of the full mural painting was about 1.3km.

One-on-one iconic mural artwork contained in the stretch of the Berlin Wall on the eastern side.

In the early 1990s, the east side of the Berlin Wall is the most visited, as the artists create mural art in most of the side wall.

According to the BBC correspondent in Berlin, Stephan Evans, one-on-one famous mural painting and became an important icon is the kissing scene between East German leader Erich Honecker and Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev.

Later, the location around the east side of the wall was a target for developers who want to build apartments on the side of the river, says the BBC.

On Wednesday (27/03) morning, workers began lowering a stretch of four pieces of the Berlin Wall - the size of about 1.2m - for easy access to the center of the construction of the foundation, said the police.

No incident during the demolition site, but German media reports the number of protesters is growing.

The German government declared the ruins of the Berlin Wall protected by law since 1991, but this does not apply to land on which the wall stood.

(bbc / bbc)

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