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Religious Sites in Berlin
Berlin has a diverse range of religions sites from Jewish to Hindu with one of the most popular being the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, which is built in a beautiful Neo-Romanesque style. After suffering from severe bombing by allied forces in 1943 it was rebuilt to include the famous memorial wall, which contains photographs, documents and original mosaic ornaments from the old church. The Deutscher Dom and its twin the Französischer Dom or French Cathedral are both Catholic cathedrals of note located in Berlin’s Gendarmenmarket. They were both constructed in the beginning of the 18th Century in a Romanesque style. The Deutscher Dom also houses an interesting exhibition sponsored by the German government known as 'Questions on German History'. It depicts the organisation and history of the Bundestag with a series of photographs, displays and movies. Also worth visiting is the St Hedwig's Cathedral, a Roman Catholic Cathedral, located on the Bebelplatz and one of the most important Roman Catholic buildings in Germany and the Nikolaikirche, Berlin’s oldest church dedicated to Saint Nicholas.
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Gethsemanekirche
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Address: Stargarder Strasse 77
Phone: +49 30 4471 5567
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During the mid-19 Century, Berlin started to develop into the largest industrial city in Germany. In order to cope with the growth in the population, large areas were urbanized and the Protestant Gethsemanekirche is one of 53 churches constructed as part of this expansion. Kaiser Wilhelm II was the driving force behind the construction of this and the other churches. He believed he could establish a 'bulwark against social democracy'.
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Kirche Maria Regina Martyrum
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Address: Heckerdamm 230-32
Phone: +49 30 381 41 21
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Kirche Maria Regina Martyrum is located in the western side of Berlin in the district known as Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf. It was built in 1963 as a tribute to the Jewish people who died during World War II; it also faces the infamous concentration camp, Plotzensee Prison where over two million Jews were killed. It was built at the place where German resistance fighters were executed. The architects responsible for the design of the church are Friedrich Ebert and Hans Schandel. They worked together to create a national symbol against National Socialism. The exterior is built in grey brickwork. It gives a gloomy air, which was intentional on the architects’ part; they deliberately chose to use dark colors and materials to reflect on "the suffering people had during the dark years of Hitler’s reign”.
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Nikolaikirche
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Address: Nikolaikirchplatz
Phone: +49 30 2400 2162
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Website: http://www.stadtmuseum.de/
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Nikolaikirche is situated in the heart of Berlin, exactly where the city was founded. It is the oldest standing church in Berlin and it is dedicated to Saint Nicholas. The church lies in the eastern part of central Berlin, in the district known as Mitte. It is surrounded by the historical streets of Spandauer Strasse, Rathausstrasse and the Muhlendamm, which contain many, restored Medieval houses. The over 400 kilometres long River Spree flows beside the church.
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Friedrichswerdersche Kirche
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Address: Werderstrasse
Phone: +49 30 208 13 23
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Friedrichswerdersche Kirche lies in the centre of Berlin. Originally a Protestant religious site, it was the first Neo-Gothic church to be built in the capital. The church was designed by Karl Friedrich Schinkel, an architect more famous for his Neo-Classical architecture. The church was built between 1824-1831 under his direction. During World War II, it was damaged by allied bombs and it was not restored until 1962. The Friedrichswerdersche Kirche now belongs to the Berlin State Museum collection, because the state financed the majority of the reconstruction work after the war. At the moment, the church contains the 19th-century German sculpture collection from the Alte Nationalgalerie, which consists of an assortment of very important pieces of artwork from the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation. The sculptures are located all over the church tucked away in the pillars and archways. The church itself is one of the tallest ones in Europe, reaching a massive 116.3 metres at its highest point.
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American Church in Berlin
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Address: Bülowstrasse at Dennewitzplatz
Phone: +49 30 813 20 21
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Website: www.americanchurchberlin.de
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The American Church was originally called the Luther Church and this name is still used sometimes. However, after the discovery that the American people who lived in Berlin had nowhere to go to worship it was renamed the American Church or the ABC in 1905. The American Church is located in the Schoeneberg district of Berlin. It was designed and built by the architect Johannes Otzen between 1891 and 1894 and was consecrated in the company of the German Empress, Auguste Viktoria on May 5 1894. The general design is based on a Neo-Gothic style although there are some aspects characteristic of other architectural styles.
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St Hedwig's Cathedral
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Address: Hinter der Katholischen Kirche 3
Phone: +49 30 203 48 10
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Website: http://www.hedwigs-kathedrale.de/
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St Hedwig's Cathedral is a Roman Catholic Cathedral, which lies on the Bebelplatz in Berlin. It is one of the most important Roman Catholic religious buildings known in the city. The cathedral was named in honour of Brandenburg and Silesia's patron saint, Saint Hedwig of Andechs, and it was supposed to commemorate the arrival of Roman Catholic Silesian immigrants in Brandenburg and Berlin.
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St Marienkirche
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Address: Karl Liebknecht Strasse 8
Phone: +49 30 242 44 67
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Website: http://www.st-marien-berlin.de/
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The Marienkirche or St Mary’s Church, is a Protestant church located in the capital city of Germany, Berlin. The church is situated in Karl-Liebknecht Strasse in the centre of Berlin. The precise age of the church is unknown, but it was first cited in German chronicles in 1292, yet some believe that it is even older. Originally, the church was referred to as Roman Catholic, but it became Protestant during the Protestant Reformation in 1552.
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Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche
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Address: Breitscheidplatz
Phone: +49 30 218 50 23
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The Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church known also as the Kaiser Wilhelm Gedaechtniskirche was named after the Protestant Kaiser Wilhelm I and lies in the historic centre of Berlin. Kaiser Wilhelm II originally commissioned the construction of the church in honour of his grandfather, Wilhelm I. Franz Schwecthten designed and oversaw the construction of the church between 1891 and 1895. It was designed in a classical Neo-Romanesque style, similar to that of the Romanesque churches found throughout Rhineland.
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