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Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church. Gedächtniskirche. Ruin of the imperial church, not rebuilt as a reminder of World War II – the modern church's belfry, built in 1963, is visible to the right. 52°30′18″N 13°20′06″E.
- 1891–1906 (original), 1959–1963 (current)
Berlin Cathedral (German: Berliner Dom), also known as the Evangelical Supreme Parish and Collegiate Church, is a monumental German Protestant church and dynastic tomb (House of Hohenzollern) on the Museum Island in central Berlin.
- 11.5 million marks (1905)
- 1454, as the Roman Catholic St. Erasmus Chapel
Restoration of the Berlin Cathedral. During the Second World War, the Berlin Cathedral was severely damaged. A liquid fire bomb turned the main nave and the Hohenzollern crypt into ruins. The reconstruction of the church first 30 years later, during GDR times.
- Am Lustgarten, Berlin, 10178
The Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church is the symbolic center of West Berlin and one of the city's most popular sights. The original West Tower was partially destroyed during a bombing by the Allied Forces in 1943. Its striking ruin now rises into the sky as a memorial for peace between nations.
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The Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church (Gedächtniskirche on Kurfürstendamm) is a Romanesque Revival styled church which was designed by the German Emperor Wilhelm II in honor of his grandfather Wilhelm I. The original temple built in the 1890s was not one of the most prominent churches in Berlin. In 1943, the air raids wrecked the church.
The Cathedral was transformed into a ruin in just one night. In February 1945, the side of the building facing the river Spree suffered further damage as it came under heavy fire. By the end of the Second World War, 25 percent of the Cathedral had been destroyed.
Berliner Dom (Berlin Cathedral) is an early twentieth century cathedral built during the reign of Kaiser Wilhelm II.
