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Located in the Kurfurstendamm district of Berlin is the intriguing Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedachtnis-Kirche. The church was built from 1890-95, but only part of its west tower was left intact after bombing in 1943. Today only 63 metres high, the tower once stood to 113 metres.
The ruins of the tower have been left standing as a memorial. At the base of the tower there is a memorial hall, with historical information and pictures of the old church. This hall has stunning mosaics on the ceiling.
Next to the remains of the tower is the new church which was built next from 1957-63. In the church there is a stunning altar area with a golden figure of Christ suspended in front of a mass of beautiful blue stained glass windows.
There is no charge to enter the memorial hall or new church. If you are in the area I really suggest you pop your head in. Leave a Comment
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There is a new, octagonal church built alongside the existing tower. A freestanding hexagonal bell tower was constructed on the site of the former main nave of the destroyed church. Leave a Comment
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 by chancay
Another sign says, that the formally entrance hall of the church has been re-opened 1987 as a memory hall. It is a place of reminder against war and destruction and a call for reconcilation in Jesus Christ Leave a Comment
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I didn't go in but the interior of the church originally built in 1895 contains the Cross of Nails from the people of Coventry, the beautiful mosaics and the Stalingrad Madonna. If only one had more time to visit all these places!!!
The old church was bombed during the Second World War and the outer walls have been allowed to remain standing and contains a small museum. The new churches were built in the 1960's
The people of Berlin love to give their famous buildings nick-names, and I remember our teacher telling us that the old and new churches were called "The Lipstick and the Powderpuff". Leave a Comment
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 The Memorial-Church with
the restored mosaics by fipsi
Inside you find mosaics of the old church as well as a nail-cross from the cathedral of Coventry, that had been destroyed by German bombs during World War II. Leave a Comment
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and symbol of Prussian unity.
The Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial is one of Berlin’s most famous landmarks
built between 1891 en 1895 by Kaiser Wilhelm II – this in honor for his grandfather. Leave a Comment
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The church was constructed in 1891 in memory of emperor Wilhelm I, who was the founder of empire. It was strongly destroyed during an air strike in 1943. Its belltower and is not still restored, as a reminder of those terrible years. The church became a symbol of the Western Berlin. Its ruins are included in a modern architectural ensemble which consists of a new church in the form of a 8-coal tower combined from blocks of blue glass, brought from Shartre.
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 by kit_mc
Try to see this both at night when it is beautifully lit up and by day when the damage and decay is most visible. Berlin is now in an odd position: does it let this memorial decay, as was the initial intention, or does it make attempts at remedial repairs to sustain its existence.
A Christmas market is also held near here in December. Leave a Comment
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