BERLINER DOM - BERLIN CATHEDRAL
This late-Renaissance, Baroque Lutheran cathedral, built on a former church, features a museum and a dome.
The first traces of a church date back to 1465, when the Chapel of St. Erasmus in the royal palace of Cölln was elevated to the rank of collegiate church. From that time on, the church was called Dom (cathedral). It was a Lutheran church under Martin Luther in 1539 and became a Calvinist church in 1613 (after the conversion of Elector John Sigismund to Calvinism in the same year). It was rebuilt in 1745 at the request of Frederick the Great. Schinkel then made some alterations in 1822. In 1893, the building was destroyed and a new Lutheran cathedral was rebuilt in an eclectic style combining Baroque and late Renaissance elements by Julius Raschdorff. Completed in 1905, this Berliner Dom best embodies the imperial pomp desired by Emperor Wilhelm II.
The interior is gigantic and grandiloquent. Observe the statues of the great reformists: Luther, Calvin, Melanchton, etc. A museum upstairs traces the history of the Berliner Dom and you will discover large models of the other projects that were not carried out. Genealogy enthusiasts will visit the crypt to find the graves of many members of the Hohenzollern family.
The location is also worth a visit for the magnificent panorama of Unter den Linden and the Mitte district offered by the platform at the top around the dome. Access is via many corridors and stairs and is unfortunately not suitable for people with reduced mobility.
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