World | Berlin Wall Sections of Berlin Wall Come Down Four sections of East Side Gallery make way for luxe apartments By Evann Gastaldo Posted Mar 27, 2013 6:03 AM CDT Copied Police officers guard a construction site and sections of the East Side Gallery, while parts of the former Berlin Wall are removed in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday March 27, 2013. (AP Photo/dpa, Britta Pedersen) Sorry, David Hasselhoff, you failed: Work crews removed four sections of the Berlin Wall's famed East Side Gallery this morning. The 4.5-foot sections that were removed will make way for an access route to the luxury apartments planned for the area, the AP reports. Protesters had demanded that the wall stay put, but police say there were no incidents today. About 250 police officers backed the work crews. Read These Next Doctor shares wish for pro-Trump flood victims, and is fired. Man breached airport security, died in jet engine. The Supreme Court has cleared the way for mass federal layoffs. John Cusack posts some 'Nazi s--t.' Report an error