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Bordering on the wall, Berlin's working class district Kreuzberg became synonymous for Turkish immigration and left alternative politics in the 1960's and 1970's. When the wall fell, the area moved back to Berlin's - much sought after - center: Rising rents threaten Turkish shops, alternative businesses and artists.
At Pentecost you can take part in an international street festival - the Carneval of Cultures.
In Kreuzberg's center at Lindenstrasse 9-14, you find the Jewish Museum designed by the architect Daniel Libeskind after the fall of the wall. The Alte Kammergericht built in the beginning of the 18th century is integrated into the modern construction - Berlin's only preserved building of the times of King Friedrich Wilhelm I (Hallesches Tor, U1, U6) ...