IFA exhibition in Berlin, the way to the Berlin Cathedral, chance encounter German Chancellor 'Angela Merkel' at the show,haha.
Early in 1465, near the present site of the Berlin Cathedral has a church, it was part of the measures Horn Lun (Haus Hohenzollern) palace.
In 1747, on this basis, John Bowman (Johann Boumann) has designed and built a Baroque-style cathedral as the Prussian royal palace chapel.
In 1822 it was transformed into a classical style by Carl Schenkel (Karl Friedrich Schinkel) .
In 1894, the German Emperor Wilhelm II ordered the demolition of the church, by Julius Mount Dov (Julius Raschdorff) the re-engineering of the Berlin Cathedral with a Renaissance style, as Protestant (Lutheran Pope) of the Cathedral of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome and compete. The church was built in 1894, finished in 1905. Kaiser Wilhelm II attaches great importance to the construction of the church, the church personally participated in the opening ceremony.
During World War II, Berlin Cathedral was severely damaged. After the war people set up temporary sheds to protect the cathedral. Restoration work from 1975 until 1993.
In 1993 the church reopened. After the reconstruction of the original church and a lot of decorative design is simplified.
February 10, 2005, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the completion of the Cathedral of Berlin, Deutsche Post issued a commemorative stamp a par value of 0.95 euros.
Berlin Cathedral is a Renaissance-style cathedral, highlighting three large dome obvious interpretation of this feature, unlike the Gothic church pointed roof, its high dome originally from the visual to the church abundance of people a mellow feeling. From the appearance of the building, it modeled on St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, also has its own distinct characteristics. Church dome of St Peter's Cathedral is not just a simple imitation, it makes the interior of the church appears bright and spacious, which contrasts with the dark church solemn appearance.
