Berlin Cathedral

Berlin Cathedral

Berlin Cathedral (Berliner Dom) is a Lutheran church in Berlin, Germany, and was once the court church of the Hohenzollern dynasty of the German Empire. The church faces west and sits to the east, backed by the Spree River to the east, the former Palace of the Republic of East Germany to the south, Lustgarten to the west, and the Altes Museum to the north.

The interior of Berlin Cathedral is richly decorated and can accommodate about 500 people. The above-ground structure has four levels, and visitors can also climb to the top for a panoramic view of Berlin. The ground floor houses the sarcophagi of German Emperor Friedrich III (1831–1888), Elector Johann Cicero (1455–1499), the Great Elector Friedrich Wilhelm, his wife Dorothea von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1636–1689), Prussia’s first king Friedrich I, and Queen Sophie Charlotte von Hannover (1668–1705). The second-floor displays models showing the various architectural styles of Berlin Cathedral throughout different periods, as well as the original design plans. Photos on the stairway walls document the bombing and damage the cathedral sustained during World War II. The crypt on the lower level contains the sarcophagi of various members of the House of Hohenzollern from different eras.

Berlin Cathedral

Reason to visit: The church in Berlin with the most sarcophagi

Continent: Europe【Europe】

Country/Region: Germany[Germany]

Province/State: Berlin [Berlin]

City: Berlin [Berlin]