SIGHTSEEING
TOUR KREUZBERG
Kreuzberg is a neighborhood of Berlin where the most brutal
examples of political and social unrest have been demonstrated:
wild urban plans, immigration, confrontation with the police,
building demolitions, squats. Kreuzberg has the highest
rates of unemployment and poverty, but also of self-organisation
and social self-financed initiatives.
I organised a Sightseeing Tour of Kreuzberg, a neighbourhood
where there are no typical tourist attractions. The guide
explained the history of the different places (Kotbusser
Tor square, Tempelhof airport, Hermannplatz square…),
about the lifestyle in this neighbourhood, and about important
(and not so important) historical episodes.
No typical tourist locations are visited in this tour; rather
the attraction and unique appeal is in the direct contact
with a real place and its real history. My intent is to
focus on the social structure, the liveliness and diversity
of cultures in Kreuzberg.
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