The Berliner Dom or Berlin Cathedral in Berlin, Germany was built between 1895 and 1905 facing the Lustgarten and the Berlin City Palace.

The first church built near here in 1465 was the court chapel for the Hohenzollern family within the castle complex. Later the church of the Dominican Order (Schwarze Brüder), located at the south side of the Castle was used as first cathedral. The First church at this site was a Baroque cathedral by Johann Boumann, which was completed in 1747 and later remodelled in the classicist style in 1822 by the Berlin architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel.

On German Emperor Wilhelm II's order, this domed building was demolished in 1894 and replaced by the current Cathedral designed by Julius Raschdorff. 114 m long, 73 m wide and 116 m tall, it was much larger than any of the previous buildings and was considered a Protestant counterweight to the St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. During the Second World War, the building was bombed by the Allies and severely damaged. A temporary roof was installed to protect what remained of the interior and in 1975 reconstruction started. The restoration of the interior was begun in 1984 and in 1993 the church reopened. During reconstruction, the original design was modified into a simpler, less tall form.

External links

• Berliner Dom (Berlin Cathedral) History, description, visitor information
• Berlin Cathedral - Panorama
• Berlin Webcam with view to the Berlin Dom and the Palast der Republik

Buildings and structures in Berlin | Cathedrals in Germany

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