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Berlin's unemployment rate is dismal and its once-thriving industry is defunct. But the abandoned warehouses and power stations now provide a home for galleries and studios that are leading the European avant-garde. Monocle salutes the winner of our culture capital award and wonders how many of the city's hungry, energetic creatives will ever get fed.
Writer: Andreas Tzortzis Photographer: Jörg Koopmann
Berlin
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