Königin-Luise-Kirche, Gothic Revival church in Waidmannslust, Berlin, Germany.
Königin-Luise-Kirche is a Gothic Revival hall church in Waidmannslust, built of white Rüdersdorf limestone and red Rathenow brick. Its tall square tower has a light stone lower section with a small round blue clock face, red brick upper stages with tall pointed windows, and a steep red-tiled pyramidal roof capped by pinnacles. The nave shows red brick with white vertical stripes between pointed windows. The 1966 organ by Eberhard Tolle has 26 registers on two manuals and pedal.
Planning began in 1910, the centenary of Queen Luise of Prussia's death, and the church was consecrated on 9 October 1913. Robert Leibnitz designed it; Kaiser Wilhelm II wanted the portal gable modelled on Tangermünde town hall, and Empress Auguste Viktoria was patron, represented at the consecration by Prince August Wilhelm. Badly damaged at the end of World War II, it was thoroughly renovated in 1960–1961 under Walter Krüger.
The name commemorates Queen Luise of Prussia in the 100th year after her death, when planning began. Above the south main entrance, a white Art Nouveau statue of her stands in a pointed-arch niche. Kaiser Wilhelm II personally requested the portal gable be modelled on the Tangermünde town hall.
The tall red brick tower with light stone base makes the building easy to spot when exploring the neighborhood. Regular services and musical performances take place inside, so checking ahead helps visitors plan around the schedule of activities.
A red Main sandstone gravestone from the 17th or 18th century, found by workers during the church's construction at the Nordbahn railway embankment, was built into the eastern exterior wall. It shows Christ hanging on an incised cross above a skull.
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