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Berliner Dom

Story and Photos by Steve Klein

No trip to Berlin would be complete Evangelical Supreme Parish and Colle- the four major reformers, Luther, Mel-
without a visit to the Berliner Dom. giate Church. It is still used as a Prot- anchthon, Zwingli and Calvin. The
Located on Museum Island, which estant parish church today. There is no other 4 are each topped with the like-
in itself is a UNESCO World Heritage charge to enter the main nave during ness of Landgrave Philip the Generous
site, the first structure known as the religious services but there is no access of Hesse, Elector Joachim II of Bran-
Berliner Dom was begun in 1465. to the rest of the building. The Regular denburg, Elector Frederick the Wise
Over the centuries it has been built admission is 7 Euros which includes the of Saxony, or Duke Albert of Prussia.
up, destroyed, rebuilt and renovated a Dom walk, museum, and crypt. Berlin- Above the statues there are relief carv-
number of times. er Dom receives very little government ings depicting major events in the life
funding and the on-going maintenance, of the Apostles.
The foundation stone for the cur- which costs about 15,000 Euros per
rent building was laid in 1894. The day, is funded primarily by donations The ceiling of the main dome features-
building was heavily damaged during and admission fees. mosaics that will hold your attention
World War Two with the current resto- for a long time. Each of the 8 mosa-
ration not complete until 1993. At just under 100 meters tall, the ics measures close to 420 square feet
dome is a Berlin landmark. Inside 8 and contains more than 500,000 tiles
Berlin Cathedral (Berliner Dom in massive pillars surround the space. in one of about 2000 different colors.
German) is the common name for the 4 are topped with a statue of one of Smaller mosaics decorate the ceilings

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