For the Berlin Wall

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A combo made of two pictures taken in Iraq, shows on the left a man driving a wrecked car on October 24, 2003 in Baghdad and on the right a young man performing on his motorbike during a motor show on February 8, 2013 in the Baghdad's district of al-Jadriya. (AFP Photo)

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Police arrest an activist during a protest against the removal of a section of the East Side Gallery, a 1,3 km long remainder of the Berlin Wall. Since 1990, the outdoor gallery has been covered in brightly coloured graffiti murals, including the famous "Fraternal Kiss" depicting Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev and his East German counterpart Erich Honecker. AFP/Odd Andersen

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German police struggles with a protestor as they protect a part of the former Berlin Wall in Berlin. Construction crews stopped work on removing a small section from one of the few remaining stretches of the Berlin Wall after hundreds of protesters blocked their path. AP/Markus Schreiber

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A woman writes on a part of the East Side Gallery, a 1.3 km long remainder of the Berlin Wall. Angry demonstrators rallied in front of the Berlin Wall's longest remaining stretch as a crane dismantled a section of the once-loathed symbol of oppression to make way for new flats. AFP/Odd Andersen

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Police remove a piece of fake concrete used by protesters to fill out a hole during the removal of a section of the East Side Gallery. The 3.6-metre high (11 feet) stretch is a tourist magnet and a must-see for history buffs retracing the dark chapter of Berlin's 28-year-long division who are otherwise hard pressed to find remnants of the Wall to photograph. AFP/Odd Andersen

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A worker stands in a gap in the former Berlin Wall after a segment of it was removed in Berlin. Protestors argued that especially because of the pain the Wall caused, it should be preserved and not forgotten. Reuters/Thomas Peter

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Police carry away a protester's styrofoam copy of a segment of the Berlin Wall in Berlin. District chairman Franz Schulz told Bild newspaper that the section of the wall is being removed to allow access to a new luxury apartment building planned for the banks of the Spree river. Reuters/Thomas Peter

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A worker attaches the clamp of a crane to a segment of the former Berlin Wall, now called the East Side Gallery, in Berlin. The East Side Gallery is covered in colorful murals painted by about 120 artists. Reuters/Thomas Peter

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German police officers protect a part of the former Berlin Wall in Berlin. Another small section of the East Side Gallery was removed a few years ago in conjunction with the building of a new sports and concert arena. AP/Markus Schreiber

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A German police officer protects a part of the former Berlin Wall in Berlin. It was recently restored at a cost of more than €2 million ($3 million) to the city. AP/Markus Schreiber

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A German police officer reacts to protestors as they protect a part of the former Berlin Wall in Berlin. Crews were only able to remove one approximately 1.5 meter (yard) section from a mural depicting a stylized version of another Berlin landmark, the Brandenburg Gate, before the protests stopped the work. AP/Markus Schreiber/Pool

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A part of Berlin Wall known as the East Side Gallery is pictured in Berlin. When police announced through a loudspeaker that work to dismantle the Wall had been stopped for now and the crane was removed from a second panel, the crowd cheered but the mood was sceptical. AP/Markus Schreiber

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German police officers protect a part of the former Berlin Wall and a construction worker who fixed a part of the wall at a crane in Berlin. The respite is likely only temporary, however, despite calls to halt the construction permanently. AP/Markus Schreiber

For the Berlin Wall

A combo made of two pictures taken in Iraq, shows on the left a man driving a wrecked car on October 24, 2003 in Baghdad and on the right a young man performing on his motorbike during a motor show on February 8, 2013 in the Baghdad's district of al-Jadriya. (AFP Photo)

German police struggles with a protestor as they protect a part of the former Berlin Wall in Berlin. Construction crews stopped work on removing a small section from one of the few remaining stretches of the Berlin Wall after hundreds of protesters blocked their path. AP/Markus Schreiber

A woman writes on a part of the East Side Gallery, a 1.3 km long remainder of the Berlin Wall. Angry demonstrators rallied in front of the Berlin Wall's longest remaining stretch as a crane dismantled a section of the once-loathed symbol of oppression to make way for new flats. AFP/Odd Andersen

A worker stands in a gap in the former Berlin Wall after a segment of it was removed in Berlin. Protestors argued that especially because of the pain the Wall caused, it should be preserved and not forgotten. Reuters/Thomas Peter

A worker attaches the clamp of a crane to a segment of the former Berlin Wall, now called the East Side Gallery, in Berlin. The East Side Gallery is covered in colorful murals painted by about 120 artists. Reuters/Thomas Peter

German police officers protect a part of the former Berlin Wall in Berlin. Another small section of the East Side Gallery was removed a few years ago in conjunction with the building of a new sports and concert arena. AP/Markus Schreiber

A German police officer protects a part of the former Berlin Wall in Berlin. It was recently restored at a cost of more than €2 million ($3 million) to the city. AP/Markus Schreiber

A part of Berlin Wall known as the East Side Gallery is pictured in Berlin. When police announced through a loudspeaker that work to dismantle the Wall had been stopped for now and the crane was removed from a second panel, the crowd cheered but the mood was sceptical. AP/Markus Schreiber

German police officers protect a part of the former Berlin Wall and a construction worker who fixed a part of the wall at a crane in Berlin. The respite is likely only temporary, however, despite calls to halt the construction permanently. AP/Markus Schreiber

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