Berlin Cathedral

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Berlin Cathedral is a monumental Protestant church on Museum Island in central Berlin, renowned for its grand dome, ornate interior, and role as a major religious and historical landmark of the city.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Protestant church
cathedral
landmark
affiliation Evangelical Supreme Parish and Collegiate Church
architect Julius Carl Raschdorff NERFINISHED
architecturalStyle Baroque Revival architecture
Historicist architecture
constructionStart 1894
country Germany
damagedDuring Second World War
denomination Evangelical Church in Germany
Protestant
function concert venue
parish church
tourist attraction
germanName Berliner Dom
hasDomeLantern yes
hasOrganBuilder Wilhelm Sauer NERFINISHED
hasPart Hohenzollern crypt
baptismal and wedding church
crypt
dome
imperial staircase
organ
sermon church
height approximately 98 meters
heritageContext UNESCO World Heritage cultural landscape of Museum Island (surroundings)
heritageStatus protected monument
inaugurationDate 1905
isPartOf Museum Island ensemble
locatedIn Berlin
Mitte
locatedNear Berlin Palace
Lustgarten
Spree River NERFINISHED
locatedOn Museum Island
Spree Island NERFINISHED
notableFor Hohenzollern family tombs
grand dome
ornate interior
panoramic views of Berlin
numberOfDomes 1 main dome
organCompletionYear 1905
previousBuildingDemolished 1893
reconstructionStart 1975
religion Christianity
reopened 1993
touristVisitsPerYear over one million visitors


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