Emperor William Memorial Church Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche

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However, the Berliners wanted to retain their old church, or what remained of it. Accordingly, Egon Eiermann incorporated the ruined tower in the new complex he designed, consisting of a blue-glazed octagon and a hexagonal tower (with a "Third World Shop" at the bottom). The Memorial Church has thus become a major Berlin landmark and a war memorial at the same time. The ruins of the old tower have since been repaired several times, and in early 1987 a memorial hall was installed inside it as a plea against war and destruction and for reconciliation (mosaic remains, architectural remnants, photos). The centerpiece is a figure of Christ from the old church and a Cross of Nails from Coventry Cathedral which was destroyed by German bombs in the Second World War.