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Why the writing's on the wall for Berlin's murals

Growing number of artworks painted on buildings are vanishing from German capital as developers fill in empty lots
The Eduardo Paolozzi mural is revealed as demolition work takes place. Photograph: Harry Schnitger

Tourists heading to Berlin for a culture fix this spring will not have to pay an entrance fee to a gallery to view the German capital’s best-kept art secret.

On the corner of Kurfürstenstrasse and Budapester Strasse, just across from the Berlin aquarium, visitors can admire a rarely seen black and white work by the pop art pioneer Eduardo Paolozzi, lost to the world for three decades until its re-emergence earlier this year.

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