Fifteen years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, a private museum is rebuilding a 200-metre section close to Checkpoint Charlie, the famous Cold War border crossing, to satisfy tourists who flock to the site. The replica consists of graffitied concrete slabs, salvaged from the actual wall, but must run a slightly different course because of new buildings on the site of the former death strip. Dozens of the 3.6-metre high slabs are already in place. Checkpoint Charlie museum manager Alexandra Hildebrandt said it will commemorate the more than 200 people who were killed attempting to flee Communist East Berlin. "We couldn't possibly build the wall in its original place. But here it will be a monument," Hildebrandt said. "I understand that if you suffered because of the wall it is difficult to see it go up again, but the Berlin Wall has a place in world history, like the Great Wall of China," she added. Tourists are also keen to see something of the Berlin Wall other than the dubious bits of concrete sold by hawkers. --More 1851 Local Time 1551 GMT
