Berlin Wall Real Estate Project Halted Amid Public Protests

Berlin Wall Mural Removal Halted, At Least For Now
In early morning light, a radio broadcast journalist casts her shadow on the East Side Gallery named part of the former Berlin Wall as she reports about protests in Berlin, Monday, March 4, 2013. After massive protest over the last days an investor suspended the removal of a section of the historic stretch of the Berlin Wall known as the East Side Gallery to provide access to a riverside plot where luxury condominiums are being built. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
In early morning light, a radio broadcast journalist casts her shadow on the East Side Gallery named part of the former Berlin Wall as she reports about protests in Berlin, Monday, March 4, 2013. After massive protest over the last days an investor suspended the removal of a section of the historic stretch of the Berlin Wall known as the East Side Gallery to provide access to a riverside plot where luxury condominiums are being built. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Living Bauhaus, a German real estate investor, halted a residential project involving the removal of parts of the Berlin Wall after a public outcry over the impact of gentrification on the German capital’s Cold War legacy.

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