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St Hedwigskathedrale
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Berliner Dom interior
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Main altar in Marienkirche
Churches & Synagogues
Berliner Dom
Berlin Cathedral, the largest
and most lavish church in town,
was reopened in 1993, after
almost 40 years of restoration.
Designed by Julius Raschdorf in
1894-1905, the building reflects
the empire's aspirations to
power. In particular, the imperial
stairs, made from black marble,
are a manifestation of the prox-
imity of the Hohenzollern town
residence opposite the cathedral.
Members of this ruling dynasty
are buried in the crypt. The main
nave, topped by a 85-m (279-ft)
high dome is remarkable. The
church is dominated by a magnif-
icent 20th-century Neo-Baroque
pulpit and the giant Sauer organ.
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Am Lustgarten
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Map K5
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Apr-Sep:
9am-8pm daily; Oct-Mar: 9am-7pm daily
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(030) 20 26 91 19
The interior of Nikolaikirche
Gotthard Langhans. The font
(1437) and the fresco
Dance of
the Dead
(1485) are among the
church's oldest treasures. The
richly ornamented Baroque pulpit
was created by Andreas Schlüter
in 1703.
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Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 8
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Map J6
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10am-6pm Mon-Sat,
noon-6pm Sun; Services 10:30am Sun
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Admission charge
Nikolaikirche
Berlin's oldest
sacred building, the
Church of St Nicholas
was built in 1230, in the
Nikolaiviertel. The pres-
ent church, with its red-
brick twin towers, dates
from around 1300. It is
particularly famous for
the portal on the west
wall of the main nave,
created by Andreas
Schlüter. It is adorned with a
gilded relief depicting a gold-
smith and his wife. The church
was rebuilt in 1987 and today
houses parts of the municipal
museum.
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Nikolaikirchplatz
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Map K6
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10am-6pm Tue-Sun
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Admission charge
St Hedwigs-
kathedrale
Berlin's largest Catholic
church was commis-
sioned by Frederick the
Great in 1747-73 after
his conquest of Silesia
(see pp 12-15)
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Bebelplatz
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Map K4
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10am-5pm Mon-Sat,
1-5pm Sun
Font in Marienkirche
Marienkirche
Work started in 1270 on the
Church of St Mary, which nestles
at the foot of the Fernsehturm.
Gothic and Baroque in style, it
has an impressive Neo-Gothic
tower, added in 1790 by Carl
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