Berlin Wall: The East Side gallery is restored

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The Berlin Wall's longest remaining stretch has been restored to its state of nearly two decades ago after artists repainted the colourful murals they created in the aftermath of the notorious barrier's opening. The restored section of the concrete wall, which is known as the East Side Gallery, snakes along the bank of the Spree river for three quarters of a mile (1.3 kilometres) Picture: REUTERS
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Over the past year, nearly 90 artists from around the world gathered again to repaint their original creations. Birgit Kinder recreates her painting of a Trabant breaking through the wall Picture: EPA
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A visitor takes a snapshot of a restored mural showing a Trabant car breaking through the Wall Picture: GETTY
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Trabant cars of the sightseeing company Trabi Safari wait next to the East Side Gallery, a remaining segment of the Wall in Berlin Picture: AP
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Models wearing clothes inspired by murals on the wall pose next to the "Brotherkiss" mural which features former Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev and former East German communist leader Erich Honecker kissing Picture: GETTY
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A model wearing a dress inspired by the mural behind her poses with the mural's creator Gerhard Lahr Picture: GETTY
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German artist Kani Alavi stands in front of his painting Picture: AFP/GETTY
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A crane lifts the top part of an east German watch tower back into place... Picture: AFP/GETTY
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...the watch tower is in the so-called "death strip" of a preserved segment of the Berlin wall ahead of celebrations marking the 20th anniversary of the wall's fall Picture: EPA
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People walk by giant, painted, styrofoam dominoes near the Brandenburg Gate. The dominoes will be tipped over to symbolise the fall of communist governments throughout Eastern Europe Picture: GETTY http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/worldnews/6515733/Berlin-Wal...