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Luxury Project Suspended: Protests in Berlin Save the Wall for Now

A 1.3-kilometer (0.8-mile) stretch of the Berlin Wall, the world's longest open-air art gallery, was decorated by 118 artists from 21 countries in 1990. (image via spiegel.de)

The new development at the heart of the controversy is called 'Living Levels.' Protests against construction along the River Spree have been ongoing in Berlin in recent years. (image via spiegel.de)

Police removed a piece of fake concrete used by protesters to fill out a gap during the removal of a section of the East Side Gallery. (image via spiegel.de)

The new development at the heart of the controversy is called 'Living Levels.' Protests against construction along the River Spree have been ongoing in Berlin in recent years. (image via spiegel.de)

The new development at the heart of the controversy is called "Living Levels." Protests against construction along the River Spree have been ongoing in Berlin in recent years. (image via spiegel.de)