Berlin - Barn Quarter Scheunenviertal

To the north of Alexanderplatz in Berlin, on the other side of Karl-Liebknecht-Strasse, lies the quarter known as Scheunenviertal, the main streets of which are Max-Beer-Strasse (formerly Dragonerstrasse) and Almstadtstrasse (formerly Grenadierstrasse). The quarter is so named because there were numerous barns and stables here in the 18th C. Until the Nazis came to power it was inhabited mainly by Jews from Eastern Europe, with many shops, hotels and synagogues.