Despite public protest, work crews have begun dismantling several sections of the Berlin Wall decorated with large-scale murals, known as the East Side Gallery, making way for a new luxury apartment development. Â The wall was removed early in the morning, clearing about 20 feet of art-covered cement from the longest section of the wall still standing.. Â “If you take these parts of the Wall away, you take away the soul of the city,” said resident Ivan McClostney. “This way, you make it like every other city. It’s so sad.”
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