Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church | Berlin, Germany

Phobos · April 7th, 2005, 11:25 PM

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The Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church (in German: Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche) is located in Berlin at the Kurfürstendamm. The old church was built between 1891 and 1895 according to plans by Franz Schwechten.
It is also commonly known as the Gedächtniskirche, and by some locals as the "lipstick and powder puff".Emperor Wilhelm II ordered the construction of the church in honor of his grandfather Wilhelm I. The neo-romanesque style refers to many romanesque churches in the Rhineland.
The original construction was of impressive monumentality and size. Mosaics inside the church recalled the life and work of Emperor Wilhelm I. During World War II, the church was destroyed during a bombing in 1943. The only remainder of the old building is the ruin of the belfry.
After the war, from 1951 to 1961, a new church was built right next to the site of the old one after the plans of Egon Eiermann. The old church was kept as a ruin in memory of the horrors of war. An iconic cross of the Russian Orthodox Church, a copy of a graphic by Kurt Reubers that was drawn in 1942 in Stalingrad (now Volgograd), and a cross made of nails from Coventry Cathedral, which was destroyed by Nazi bomb attacks in Britain, are signs for reconciliation of the three countries that were once enemies.

source:Wikipedia

the building before WWII.
thanks to Kampflamm for this image source

Tazmaniadevil · April 8th, 2005, 02:36 AM

7.5 Historically important, but not my favorite church.

Ellatur · April 8th, 2005, 02:46 AM

9/10

Kampflamm · April 9th, 2005, 02:19 PM

Don't like the pre WW2 version and the current surroundings of the church make it look like crap. 6.5

DamienK · April 9th, 2005, 11:15 PM

8/10

Raine · April 10th, 2005, 10:28 AM

6,5/10

LuckyLuke · September 28th, 2005, 02:40 PM

A unique Memorial, I like it! 8,5/10

El_Greco · September 28th, 2005, 05:07 PM

8.5/10

beta29 · September 28th, 2005, 05:19 PM

..looked much better before WW2!

Anyway, 7/10

chukchi · September 29th, 2005, 02:29 AM

8/10

Valia · September 30th, 2005, 04:27 PM

10/10

i like it so much

jimm · September 30th, 2005, 04:38 PM

9/10

Kampflamm · October 2nd, 2005, 01:29 PM

They could have salvaged more

LuckyLuke · October 2nd, 2005, 06:48 PM

^ how is this picture possible?

grenoblecity · October 2nd, 2005, 09:14 PM

8/10

Fabio · December 12th, 2005, 01:29 AM

8/10

***Medo*** · December 12th, 2005, 01:35 AM

I like it 9

forvine · December 14th, 2005, 04:11 PM

8.5/10

Reflex · December 22nd, 2005, 03:37 AM

8/10.

lukay · December 22nd, 2005, 08:32 AM

Very interesting memorial, but one question? What is that ugly tall thing in front of it?

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December 12th, 2005, 01:35 AM	#17
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April 8th, 2005, 02:36 AM	#2
Tazmaniadevil Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Tampa Posts: 333 Likes (Received): 0	7.5 Historically important, but not my favorite church.

April 8th, 2005, 02:46 AM	#3
Ellatur Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 3,523 Likes (Received): 0	9/10

April 9th, 2005, 02:19 PM	#4
Kampflamm Tonight... Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: 914 representin' Posts: 21,615 Likes (Received): 6964	Don't like the pre WW2 version and the current surroundings of the church make it look like crap. 6.5

April 9th, 2005, 11:15 PM	#5
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April 10th, 2005, 10:28 AM	#6
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September 28th, 2005, 02:40 PM	#7
LuckyLuke ***** Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Berlin Posts: 1,441	A unique Memorial, I like it! 8,5/10

September 28th, 2005, 05:19 PM	#9
beta29 Made in Estonia Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Hamburg/Berlin/Tallinn Posts: 1,035 Likes (Received): 2	..looked much better before WW2! Anyway, 7/10

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October 2nd, 2005, 01:29 PM	#13
Kampflamm Tonight... Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: 914 representin' Posts: 21,615 Likes (Received): 6964	They could have salvaged more

October 2nd, 2005, 06:48 PM	#14
LuckyLuke ***** Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Berlin Posts: 1,441	^ how is this picture possible?

October 2nd, 2005, 09:14 PM	#15
grenoblecity Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Grenoble Posts: 449 Likes (Received): 40	8/10

December 14th, 2005, 04:11 PM	#18
forvine Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 5,499 Likes (Received): 0	8.5/10

December 22nd, 2005, 03:37 AM	#19
Reflex cenas... Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Lisboa Posts: 29,458 Likes (Received): 76	8/10. __________________ "Not knowing it was impossible, he did it."

December 22nd, 2005, 08:32 AM	#20
lukay Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Bandung, Indonesia Posts: 544 Likes (Received): 0	Very interesting memorial, but one question? What is that ugly tall thing in front of it? __________________ "I'm the decider" - George W. Bush

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