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Berlin Cathedral

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Berliner Dom

Am Lustgarten 1
10178 Berlin-Mitte

The Berlin cathedral was built in the middle of the 18th century by request of Frederick William I as a substitute for the chapel royal and precentor as chapel royal, precentor and sepulchral church for the Hohenzollern at the palace square. It was pulled down at the end of the 19th century and from 1894 to1905 newly constructed after plans by Julius Carl Raschdorffs in neo-baroque style. The 74 metres high cupola is decorated with eight valuable mosaics. A golden altar wall with the 12 apostles after plans by Carl Friedrich Schinkel, the marble altar by Stüler, the marble baptismal font by Christian Daniel Rausch are part of the cathedral's valuable interior. The over 400 years old Hohenzollern tomb in the cathedral holds the bones of Frederick I and Queen Sophie Charlotte and many other of the Hohenzollern.

Image Copyright: Gisela Pape


The cathedral was badly damaged during the 2nd World War by a liquid incendiary bomb and only from 1975 onwards rebuilt. The stained glass in the altar room, as well as the majority of mosaic paintings in the cupola room of the Predigt-church was restored until 1993. Since 1999, the re-established Hohenzollern tomb is once more open to the public.

Apart from church services, the most diverse events like concerts, organ concerts, lectures and readings take place in the cathedral. Guided tours into the Hohenzollern tomb or to the cupola invite Berliner and visitors.

Image Copyright: Gisela Pape


Transport Links:

U-Bahn: Friedrichstraße, Alexanderplatz
S-Bahn: Hackescher Markt, Alexanderplatz
Tram: Karl-Liebknecht-Straße, Kupfergraben
Bus: 100, 157, 348

+49 (30) 20269136 - Concert Cashier Call-Center +49 (30) 308 785 685 daily 10am - 8pm

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