Berlin: Fence and Gate of former US embassy disappearing

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In the first picture the road looks quite normal to me.

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One step ahead, the whole road is a security area:

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You may ask: Why was the whole road blocked like this?
The building on the left side was the former US embassy until 2008. The security measures were removed as soon as the embassy had completely moved to the Pariser Platz building in May 2008.