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Berlin Cathedral

Berlin Cathedral (Berliner Dom) is a monumental Protestant church on the Lustgarten, on Museum Island. Built between 1894 and 1905 by order of Emperor Wilhelm II to designs by Julius Raschdorff in neo-Renaissance and neo-Baroque style, it is the largest Protestant church in Germany and one of the most important dynastic tombs in Europe. The building open to visitors comprises the great sermon church (Predigerkirche), the small baptism and wedding church (Tauf- und Traukirche) and the Hohenzollern Crypt (Hohenzollerngruft), which occupies almost the entire basement. The visit also includes the museum and access to the dome, almost 100 metres high, offering views over central Berlin. Inside, the great Sauer organ stands out, restored during the reconstruction, with 113 stops and a four-manual console. The cathedral hosts religious services, state ceremonies and more than a hundred concerts and events a year, and has its own choirs, such as the Berliner Domkantorei and the Staats- und Domchor Berlin. Damaged during the Second World War, its interior was restored in 2002.

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Source: berlinerdom.de