Immanuel Church, Church building in Prenzlauer Berg, Germany.
Immanuel Church is a rectangular red-brick church in Prenzlauer Berg, built in the Romanesque Revival style with a single 68-metre tower at its northwest corner, topped by an octagonal spire. The tower base carries statues of the four Evangelists, and above the two entrance doors a coloured mosaic by Paul Mohn shows Christ blessing. An octagonal choir annex adjoins the nave.
The Immanuel Church was consecrated on 21 October 1893, with construction starting in 1891 and the foundation stone laid on 12 June 1892. It was built because the congregation of the Bartholomäuskirche at Königstor had grown too large. The land was donated by the Bötzow family, and the Georgengemeinde covered the roughly 300,000 Mark cost. Architect Bernhard Kühn designed the neo-Romanesque church, which was inaugurated in the presence of Kaiser Wilhelm II and Auguste Viktoria.
The Immanuel Church still holds regular services and serves as a gathering place for the local community. The red brick towers act as a reference point that many residents use to find their way through the neighborhood.
The church is easy to reach by public transit and sits in a residential area with access from several streets. Opening times for visits can vary, so it is worth checking ahead before you come.
The church belonged to the state from 1893 to 1999 due to administrative confusion, only then passing into parish ownership. Its three cast-steel bells were made in 1892 by the Bochumer Verein; the middle bell was donated by government master builder Ernst Peters and bears an inscription.
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