Protesters block removal of historic Berlin Wall for condo project

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Sean Gallup / Getty ImagesWith chants of "Fill the gap!" protesters attempt to bring forward a styrofoam replica of a piece of the Berlin Wall in order to fill a gap created by construction workers in the East Side Gallery, which is the longest still-standing portion of the former Berlin Wall, as police try to block the protesters on March 1, 2013 in Berlin, Germany.Markus Schreiber / APProtestors are gathering in front of a part of the former Berlin Wall in Berlin, Germany, on March 1, 2013.David Rising, The Associated PressThomas Peter / ReutersPeople protest against the removal of a segment of the former Berlin Wall, now known as East Side Gallery, in Berlin on March 1, 2013.Hundreds of angry protesters on Friday prevented  construction workers from removing a section of one of the few remaining  stretches of the Berlin Wall, part of a plan to build a road to a new  luxury condominium being built on the banks of the reunited city's Spree  river.

Crews only managed to remove one section from the famous East Side  Gallery before about 300 protesters pressed too close for work to  continue. Demonstrators then wheeled in a mock wall section they had set  up in front of the gap.

The East Side Gallery is the longest remaining stretch of the Berlin  Wall and is one of the German capital's most popular tourist  attractions. It was  recently restored at a cost of more than