Berlin Cathedral

Berlin Cathedral is a Lutheran church on Museum Island, built in Renaissance Revival and Baroque Revival styles. The building measures about 114 meters (374 feet) in length and 74 meters (243 feet) in width, with a main dome rising up to 98 meters (322 feet).

Emperor William II commissioned this court church, which opened on February 26, 1905. The dome was damaged during World War II, and restoration work continued into the 1990s.

The church belongs to the Protestant congregation, which holds services here and plays classical music on a large organ. Visitors often see weddings and baptisms taking place, while tourists walk through the main nave and look up at the decoration inside the dome.

A staircase leads up to the gallery inside the dome, from where you can see across the rooftops of the old town. The climb takes about 15 minutes and suits visitors with good physical fitness.

In the crypt below ground level, 94 members of the Hohenzollern dynasty rest in sarcophagi from different centuries. Some of the oldest burial sites date back to the 16th century and show inscriptions in Latin and German.

Location: Bezirk Mitte von Berlin

Inception: 1894

Architects: Julius Carl Raschdorff

Official opening: February 26, 1905

Architectural style: Renaissance Revival architecture, baroque revival

Elevation above the sea: 115 m

Height: 98 m

Length: 114 m

Width: 74 m

Website: https://berlinerdom.de

GPS coordinates: 52.51917,13.40111

Latest update: December 29, 2025 12:52