Berlin Cathedral

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Berlin Cathedral Description

(Local Name: Dom) Berlin Cathedral in the Mitte district, designed by Julius Carl Raschdorff, was built in 1894-1905 on the site of an earlier cathedral church dating from the time of Frederick the Great (1747-50, to a design by Johann Boumann the Elder). The building, in the New Baroque style, is divided into three main sections: in the north the dilapidated Memorial Church, in the south the Baptismal and Nuptial Church and in the center the Parish Church with 2,000 seats. The very top of the dome is 74.8 m/245ft high and the oldest bell dates from 1532. This sacred building is 116 m/380ft high, 114 m/374ft long and 73 m/240ft deep, and was badly damaged in the war. After having been made safe, it took eight

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Hobbies & Activities category: Christian sites; Architecture - Baroque or Rococo; Tombs, burial site

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Berlin Dom
Lustgarten
D-10178 Berlin
Germany

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