In pictures: Berlin Barbie doll house attracts fans and foes
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The Barbie Dreamhouse Experience, a mock mansion near Berlin's Alexanderplatz square full of Barbie fashion and furniture, has opened to the public.
The building is modelled on the small doll's house made for the Barbie doll, one of the world's most popular toys since it was launched in 1959. Exhibits include this chair in the shape of a shoe.
The attraction is the size of half a football field, with a kitchen, catwalk, karaoke stage and much of the other paraphernalia which Barbie dolls have.
The house will be open for more than three months before moving on to other cities in Europe. Here, a group of six-year-olds enjoy a moving winter sledge, one of hundreds of exhibits on show.
Feminist groups oppose the attraction, saying the Barbie doll stereotypes women. This man protested by throwing a burning crucifix into a fountain.
Another protester, from the Femen group, attached a Barbie doll to a burning crucifix.
One hundred gallons of pink paint were used in the Berlin installation. One protester told German radio that pink stood for "seduction, cuteness, large eyes with long eyelashes and above all everything to do with external appearance".