Berliner Dom

**Berlin Cathedral**
	cathedral in Berlin
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Instance of	Lutheran cathedral,; tourist attraction,; court church
Location	Berlin-Mitte, Berlin-Mitte, Berlin-Mitte, Germany
Street address	Lustgarten;
Architectural style	Renaissance Revival architecture; Baroque Revival architecture;
Architect	Julius Carl Raschdorff;
Commissioned by	Wilhelm II;
Heritage designation	architectural heritage monument;
Inception	1894;
Date of official opening	26 February 1905;
Significant event	bombardment (1944); reconstruction (1975–1993);
Length	90 m;
Height	98 m;
Elevation above sea level	115 m;
Different from	St. Hedwig's Cathedral;
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	52° 31′ 09.12″ N, 13° 24′ 03.96″ E
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Deutsch: Der Berliner Dom ist die evangelische Hauptkirche Berlins im Bezirk Mitte, auf der Spreeinsel.

English: Berlin Cathedral is Berlin's Protestant cathedral, located in the district Berlin-Mitte on the Spree island.

Español: La Catedral de Berlín es la catedral protestante que se sitúa en el distrito de Mitte en la isla del Spree.

Français : La Cathédrale de Berlín est la cathédrale protestante qui se situe dans le district de Mitte sur l'île de la Spree.

Nederlands: De Berliner Dom is de protestantse hoofdkerk in het Berlijnse stadsdeel Mitte, op het eiland in de Spree.

Polski: Katedra berlińska - główny kościół ewangelicki Berlina, znajdujący się w dzielnicy Mitte

Русский: Берлинский (Домский) собор — главная протестантская церковь Берлина в районе Митте.

Full shots[edit]

Dom Berlin Germany
Dom Berlin Germany
Festival of Lights 2005
at blue hour
at night
at night
at night
at night
at setting sun
Berliner Dom at Sunrise
from Fernsehturm, 2005
at Sunset, May 2006
from northwestern direction
Dom ohne Kuppelkreuz
Nordseite
Nord-Ostseite
In May 2006

Details[edit]

Crosses of Berliner Fernsehturm and Dom
With Berliner Fernsehturm
Roof detail
allegory of sovereign virtue at northern facade (1)
allegory of sovereign virtue at northern facade (2)
abgenommenes Kuppelkreuz
Dom ohne Kuppelkreuz
Eingangsportal mit Mosaik
Bronzerelief Luther vor dem Wormser Reichstag (Westfassade, links vom Eingang)
Bronzerelief Luther im Kreis der Reformatoren (Westfassade, rechts vom Eingang)
Skulptur Gerechtigkeit nach Max Baumann
Skulptur Johannes der Täufer von August Vogel
Skulptur Mose
Skulptur Tapferkeit von Walter Grothe
Ceiling of the portal arch above the main entrance
view of the forefront

Historical photos / Paintings[edit]

Vorgängerbau (previous cathedral), around 1830
1831
old building, around 1856
construction, 1897
Old view of Berlin Dom, around 1900
Old view of Berlin Dom, around 1900
Old view of Dom and Stadtschloss, around 1900
around 1910
Otto von Bismarck-Sarkophag von Reinhold Begas im Dom zu Berlin, 1907
Berliner Dom (1928)
In May 1964
1964 - on the ground parts of the cupola
The organ in 1964

Images from the German Federal Archive[edit]

1945
1945
1951
View from the former Schloßplatz, 1951
Parade in front of the Dom, 1953
1982
Berliner Dom, Berliner Fernsehturm, Palast der Republik, 1984
1984

Interior[edit]

Interior view on altar
View of cuppola
View of altar
closeup of altar
Stained-glass window
View of pulpit
View on imperial balcony (Kaiserempore)
Sideview of imperial balcony
View of organ
Altar of a side-chapel
Old plaque restricting access to upstairs
Glass ceiling at staircase
Detail of ceiling
Detail of ceiling
Glass doors with monogramm of Emperor Wilhelm, leading to the imperial staircase (Kaiserliches Treppenhaus)
Chandelier lights at balcony, upstairs
View on altar from upstairs
View on pulpit from upstairs
View on cuppola seen from upstairs
Architect