Beginning in 1660, the first baroque expansion of the city incorporated the "Werder", an island lying between two arms of the river Spree. It was named Friedrichs-Werder in honor of the Great Elector. Hardly any of the original structures have survived. Where the houses of Elector's officials once stood is now the address of the Foreign Ministry. Berlin's first neo-Gothic church was erected at the former Werderscher Market from 1824 to 1830 on the site of its predecessor. The conception of its architect, K. F. Schinkel, "architecture is construction", is realized fully in this structure. Its exterior is characterized by a simple, clearly ordered exterior masonry pillar structure with a double tower façade; within, Schinkel created a grandiose impression of space by means of slender, bundled pillars and elegant profiles merging into a network of vaults. Integrated timber and painting complemented by stained-glass windows contribute to the mood of this sacred space.

Since its restoration (1982-87), the Friedrichswerdersche Kirche has housed the Schinkel Museum. Works from the Berlin school of sculpture (Schadow, Rauch, Genelli), too, are displayed quite effectively in the environment of the faithfully restored interior.

http://www.stadtentwicklung.berlin.de/denkmal/denkmale_in_berlin/en/kirchen/friedrichswerdersche.shtml

http://www.bbr.bund.de/bauen/grafik/kirche.jpg

http://premium1.uploadit.org/Aviller71/berlin15.jpg

http://www.bbr.bund.de/bauen/grafik/kirche_innen.gif

http://www.stadtentwicklung.berlin.de/denkmal/denkmale_in_berlin/pix/kirchen/friedrichwerdersche_kirche.jpg

The indoor is cool but the outdoor is sad IMO.

^I support that.
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yeah, i agree. the outside is quite...strange, but the inside is nice.
plus the statue of queen marie luise by schadow is in there and schinkel designed that one. all together it makes up a ... 8/10! :) (i know, that wasn't quite objective!)

The indoor is cool but the outdoor is sad IMO.


I agree

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The outside is too clean and fresh and should have been weathered after construction.

I agree. The exterior is no great shakes, in fact it's downright awkward. But the interior is a wonderful surprise! :cool: Great to see the place turned into a sculpture gallery! :okay:

@vytux: the fassade apparently underwent a recent cleaning (at least that's the impression from the photos). You can't hold that against the place! ;)

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6/10. ever so square-ish

I took this picture in Augut and I love this "church". It has a british touch! 8,5/10

http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/9913/dscf08372ug.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

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weird, but (because I love Berlin's architecture ) I'll give 8/10 ;)

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no bad inner but the ourter is quite simple

(sorry!)

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5/10.. looks like a warehouse or factory instead... sorry

6/10. :no:

The building is a work of art, and I don't agree with the previous comments. The simple elegance and the proportions of that architecture are almost perfect. Which lets look bad the exaggerated fronts of other religious buildings. 9/10

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It's simple, but definetly not ugly. I think it's a grandiose alternation to the whole baroque churches with the enormous decoration to it. :cheers:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Berlin_Friedrichswerdersche_Kirche_a.jpg/800px-Berlin_Friedrichswerdersche_Kirche_a.jpg

The great inside
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Berlin_Friedrichswerdersche_Kirche_2005.jpg/453px-Berlin_Friedrichswerdersche_Kirche_2005.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Berlin_Friedrichswerdersche_Kirche_interior.jpg/800px-Berlin_Friedrichswerdersche_Kirche_interior.jpg

Panoramic views from the top - of the year 1850
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Gaertner5.jpg/739px-Gaertner5.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Gaertner6.jpg/738px-Gaertner6.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Berlin_-_Friedrichswerdersche_Kirche%2C_2006_1.jpg/798px-Berlin_-_Friedrichswerdersche_Kirche%2C_2006_1.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Berlin_friedrichswerdersche_kirche.jpg/767px-Berlin_friedrichswerdersche_kirche.jpg
wikipedia.org (http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrichswerdersche_Kirche)

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Interesting

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8. Good. Regards.

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Really beautiful...

c'mon people!! beauty it's given by harmony of proportion, not the richness of ornamentation...that's why there are two differents words to describe "ornamentation" and "beauty" :p
have you forgot that lesson Renaissance gave us all? ;) Schinkel it's a GREAT architect, and its incredible harmonious shapes are soooo much better live than in plan pictures...go there and you'll see! I give it a full TEN! :D

I know better buildings from Schinkel...

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