"When the Berlin Wall fell in 1989, it sealed the fate of East Germany. People wasted no time and started hacking away at the monstrosity with hammers and chisels. Those people chipping away at the former border barricade were known as "Mauerspechte," or wall woodpeckers. By June 1990, most of the Berlin Wall had been taken care of by bulldozers."
"Most of the pieces on sale are genuine, though, and he should know: His company is the main supplier of authentic pieces of the Berlin Wall. He and his brother Sebastian run Urban Products Sacha Ltd. in the Berlin district of Reinickendorf. It's been a family business since 1992, when Sebastian Sacha's father-in-law secured a large number of fragments of the wall and began breaking down the concrete slabs for sale."
When the Berlin Wall fell in 1989, people began chipping away at it with hammers and chisels, earning the nickname Mauerspechte. By June 1990, bulldozers had removed most of the structure, leaving only a few preserved sections such as the official Berlin Wall Memorial and the East Side Gallery. Fragments continue to appear across the city and are sold in museums, souvenir shops and hotels as painted concrete chunks or fridge magnets. Some pieces are plaster fakes, but most on sale are genuine, supplied by Urban Products Sacha Ltd., a family business that has sold fragments worldwide since 1992.
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