Former "Baywatch" star David Hasselhoff, joined the ranks of many who are attempting to preserve the few remaining sections of the Berlin Wall.
According to the Associated Press, Berliners began to protest after a real estate developer proposed to move the last few remnants of the wall-paving the way for a new luxury housing development.
"It's like tearing down an Indian burial ground. It's a no-brainer," Hasselhoff said according to AP.
According to the History Channel website, the Berlin Wall was created in 1961 by the communist government of the German Democratic Republic-also known as East Germany.
From the years 1961 to 1989, 136 people fell victim to fatal attempts at crossing the wall. The world-renown symbol of communism stood for 28 years between East and West Germany, until it was finally torn down, near the end of cold war.
"The last piece of the wall is really sacred," Hasselhoff said to reporters. "It's about people and it's about hearts that were broken, hearts that were torn apart and lives that were lost. That's what we're talking about today, not a piece of real estate."
The proposal is to move a part of the East Side Gallery to where the last parts of the wall are. The three-quarters of a mile stretch of wall is a popular tourist attraction, filled with paintings by artists after communism fell.
According to the AP, protesters believe this new landscaping attempt is just a piece of a wider trend. Those who oppose the new development feel Berlin's history is fading away, just "to make way for gleaming but soulless developments in the heart of the city."
While in Berlin, HasselHoff sang his famous "Looking for Freedom," which was sung by many-who stood on either side of the wall- on New Year 's Eve in 1989.
"If it goes to the next step," he said, "we'll come back with a huge concert and really rock Berlin."
