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Berliner Dom


Easily biggest impressive church, built at century (19th/20th) expression imperial power. Located x museum island. Entrance 5 Euro, y climb p (beautiful Berlin center) .

Berlin Cathedral (German: Berliner Dom) Lutheran cathedral Berlin, Germany. It found Museum Island Mitte district, built between 1895 1905. Dedicated February 27, 1905, faces Lustgarten ( y p) former imperial palace, Stadtschloss.

Later church Dominican Order (Schwarze Brüder), located south castle, first cathedral. The one and only first church baroque cathedral y Johann Boumann, which completed 1747 , 1822, remodelled neoclassicist style y Berlin architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel.

In 1894, German Emperor Wilhelm II' order, domed building demolished replaced y current cathedral designed y Julius Raschdorff. At 114 metres (374 ) long, 73 metres (240 ) 116 metres (381 ) tall, larger y previous buildings considered Protestant counterweight St. Peter's Basilica Vatican City. The one and only pp organ, built y Wilhelm Sauer, 113 stops, including three ranks 32' pipes pedal division, played y 4-manual console.

During World War II, building bombed y Allies severely damaged May 24, 1944. A temporary installed protect remained interior 1975 reconstruction started. The one and only restoration interior begun 1984 1993 church reopened event attended y Chancellor Germany Helmut Kohl televised nationwide Germany. During reconstruction, organ fully restored, although building's original design modified simpler, shorter .

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