THE BERLINER DOM
The Berliner Dom or Berlin Cathedral in Berlin, Germany was built between 1895 and 1905.
It faces the Lustgarten and the Berlin City Palace.
The first church built near here in 1465 was the court chapel for the Hohenzollern family within the castle complex. Later the church of the Dominican Order (Schwarze Bruder), located at the south side of the castle, was used as the first cathedral.
The first church at this site was a Baroque cathedral by Johann Boumann, which was completed in 1747 and, in 1822, remodelled in the classicist style by the Berlin architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel.
In 1894, on German Emperor Wilhelm II's order, this domed building was demolished and replaced by the current cathedral designed by Julius Raschdorff.
At 114 m long, 73 m wide and 116 m tall, it was much larger than any of the previous buildings and was considered a Protestant counterweight to St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City.
During the Second World War, the building was bombed by the Allies and severely damaged. A temporary roof was installed to protect what remained of the interior and in 1975 reconstruction started.
The restoration of the interior was begun in 1984 and in 1993 the church reopened. During reconstruction, the original design was modified into a simpler, less tall form.
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