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The Breitscheidplatz was first constructed in 1889 on the former hunting grounds laid down in 1542 by Kurfürst Joachim II. The platz was originally called the Gutenbergplatz after the designer of the printing press and was changed in 1892 to the Augusta-Viktoria-Platz in honor of the German empress. Today it is named after Rudolf Breitscheid, a German Social Democrat, who died in a Nazi concentration camp in 1944.

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germany.berlin.gedaechtniskirche: higher.and.higher.(065.03)
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Made by Juergen Kurlvink
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Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church
Made by /\/\acropoulos
I'm taking a break from my usual nature photography this week, to post , from my trip there 3 years ago, on November 2003. Me and my wife stayed there for only 4 days but we enjoyed it very much! This is a photo of the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church (in German: Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche) that is located in Berlin on the Kurfürstendamm in the center of the Breitscheidplatz. The old church was built between 1891 and 1895 according to plans by Franz Schwechten. 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 raid in 1943. The only remainder of the old building is the ruin of the belfry, which are also referred to as der Hohle Zahn (the hollow tooth). After the war, from 1951 to 1961, a new church was built right next to the site of the old one according to the plans of Egon Eiermann. It features a cross made of nails from the old Coventry Cathedral, destroyed by Nazi bomb attacks in Britain. It was consecrated on May 25, 1962, the same day as the new Coventry Cathedral, which like the Gedächtniskirche, was built alongside the ruins of the old building, which were kept as reminders of the horrors of war. Besides the Coventry cross, it houses an iconic cross of the Russian Orthodox Church and a graphic known as the Stalingrad Madonna by Lieutenant Kurt Reuber, created in December 1942 in Stalingrad (now Volgograd), as symbols of reconciliation between the three countries that were once at war. - Source: Wikipedia


Berlin: inside old memory church I 58.054.01
Made by Juergen Kurlvink
Hear: ... Berlin dein Gesicht hat Sommersprossen - Hildegard Knef ... AND see SLIDE Show: from our Newest or Unvalued ... or look ... in bigly . or . in map Place: .. Old Interieur in the ♦ Memorial hall der ♦ emperor wilhelm memory church (jokeful=hollow tooth) ♦ City Berlin West ♦ Berlin ♦ Germany Ort... : Alte Innengestaltung in der ♦ Gedenkhalle der♦ Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche (scherzhaft = Hohler Zahn) ♦ Zentrum Berlin West ♦ Berlin ♦ Deutschland Kommentar: → Klick Links ↑oben↑ für mehr Infos (alle in neuem TAB) Comment ..: → Click Link ↑above↑ ) for more infos (all in new TAB)


Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, Berlin
Made by Tobi_2008
Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church / Kaiser Wilhelm Gedächtniskirche. Berlin, Germany The Protestant Emperor William Memorial Church (in German: Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche) is located in Berlin on the Kurfürstendamm in the center of the Breitscheidplatz. The old church was built between 1891 and 1895 according to plans by Franz Schwechten. 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 British RAF bombing raid in 1943. The only remainder of the old building is the ruin of the belfry, which is also referred to as der Hohle Zahn (the hollow tooth). After the war, from 1951 to 1961, a new church was built right next to the site of the old one according to the plans of Egon Eiermann. It features a cross made of nails from the old Coventry Cathedral, destroyed by German Luftwaffe bomb attacks in Britain, in what was called the Coventry Blitz. It was consecrated on May 25, 1962, the same day as the new Coventry Cathedral, which like the Gedächtniskirche, was built alongside the ruins of the old building, which were kept as reminders of the horrors of war. Besides the Coventry cross, it houses an iconic cross of the Russian Orthodox Church and a graphic known as the Stalingrad Madonna by Lieutenant Kurt Reuber, created in December 1942 in Stalingrad (now Volgograd), as symbols of reconciliation between the three countries that were once at war. (Wikipedia)


Berlin City West: memorial church 56.028.06
Made by Juergen Kurlvink
Hear: ... Canon and Gigue in D major - Johann Pachelbel ... AND see SLIDE Show: from our Newest or Unvalued ... or look ... bigly . or . map Ort: Blau & Gold Innen: Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche ♦ Charlottenburg ♦ Zentrum West ♦ Berlin ♦ Deutschland Place: Blue & Gold Inside: Emperor Wilhelm memory church ♦ Charlottenburg ♦ town center west ♦ Berlin ♦ Germany Kommentar: → Klick Links ↑oben↑ für mehr Infos (alle in neuem TAB) Comment: → Click Link ↑above↑ ) for more infos (all in new TAB)


Goldesel
Made by Ginas Pics
Tischlein deck dich, Goldesel und Knüppel aus dem Sack , Fairy tale by the Grimm's brothers (Gebrüder Grimm) ------------ Shopwindow Art at KaDeWe Departmentstore in Berlin/Germany The stories collected by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm in the early 1800s serve up life as generations of central Europeans knew it—capricious and often cruel. The Brothers Grimm (German: Die Brüder Grimm or Die Gebrüder Grimm), Jacob 1785 - 1863, and Wilhelm Grimm 1786 - 1859, were German academics who were best known for publishing collections of folk tales and fairy tales, which became popular as Grimm's Märchen. They also did academic work in linguistics, related to how the sounds in words shift over time. They are among the best-known story tellers of folk tales from Europe, and their work popularized such tales as Rumpelstiltskin, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Rapunzel, Cinderella, Hansel and Gretel, and The Frog Prince. Goldesel on Flickriver


Berlin - Kaiser (Emperor) Wilhelms Memorial Church - Looking Into The Past
Made by Gordon Calder
Best viewed on:- B l a c k M a g i c The Protestant Kaiser William Memorial Church (in German: Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche) is located in Berlin on the Kurfürstendamm in the centre of the Breitscheidplatz. The original church on the site was built in the 1890s. It was badly damaged in a bombing raid on 3rd November 1943, and the main body of the church and the top of the spire were destroyed. The present building, which consists of a church with an attached foyer and a separate belfry with an attached chapel, was built between 1959 and 1963. The damaged spire of the old church has been retained and its ground floor has been made into a memorial hall. Old Picture around 1900 - New Picture 15th March 2010.


Memorial Church (Gedächtniskirche)
Made by Digit@l Exposure II
This picture featured on Explore 20 October 2008, thanks to all my viewers!! The Protestant Kaiser William Memorial Church (in German: Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche) is located in Berlin on the Kurfürstendamm in the centre of the Breitscheidplatz. The original church on the site was built in the 1890s. It was badly damaged in a bombing raid in 1943. The present building, which consists of a church with an attached foyer and a separate belfry with an attached chapel, was built between 1959 and 1963. The damaged spire of the old church has been retained and its ground floor has been made into a memorial hall. I leveled this image using the line in the middle, so the church must be quite crooked!! For more Berlin pics, click .


Gedächtniskirche (3pics)
Made by �ancy Giambani ~ still taking time off ~
A view to Gedächtniskirche from Kurfürstendamm. Gedächtniskirche is an Evangelic Lutheran church that was built in 1868 by Wilhelm II (dedicated to his grandfather Kaiser Wilhelm) in neo-romanesque style. Badly damaged in a bombing raid in 1943 and unlike other building in Berlin, was left unrestored for the people to remember the bad effect of war and its name means exactly this. Its tower used to be 113m high but after the bombing its only 64m. The present building, which consists of a church with an attached foyer and a separate belfry with an attached chapel, was built between 1959 and 1963. The damaged spire of the old church has been retained and its ground floor has been made into a memorial hall.


Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church
Made by roco_eno
View On Black On november 22/23, 1943 the church received a direct hit from a wave of British bombers. The spire of the 320 foot steeple was lopped off ant the sanctuary was gutted. After the war the church remainted in ruin like so much of Berlin and was soon called the hollow tooth because of its shape. In the mid 1950's as the city solidified its polarization between east and west, communism and capitalism, the Ku'damm (short for Kurfürstendamm, Berlin Uptown) and the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church became West Berlin's city center From: Berlin, the war, the wall. Randy Richison. Jaron Verlag (ed.) 2002


Diamonds are a girl's best friends .........
Made by Ginas Pics
Shop Window display at KaDeWe Berlin Daniel Swarovski 1862 – 1956) was born in northern Bohemia (now Czech Republic). His father was a glass cutter who owned a small glass factory where Daniel was trained in the art of glass-cutting. In 1892 he patented an electric cutting machine that facilitated the production of crystal glass. ... see comment box Diamonds are a girl's best friends ......... on Flickriver Song: Diamonds are a girl's best friends ......... here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xX-Ule22-Y


berlin - kaiser wilhelm gedächtniskirche
Made by campru
The Protestant Kaiser William Memorial Church (in German: Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche) is located in Berlin on the Kurfürstendamm in the centre of the Breitscheidplatz. The original church on the site was built in the 1890s. It was badly damaged in a bombing raid in 1943. The present building, which consists of a church with an attached foyer and a separate belfry with an attached chapel, was built between 1959 and 1963. The damaged spire of the old church has been retained and its ground floor has been made into a memorial hall. more info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaiser_Wilhelm_Memorial_Church


Spiegelblick
Made by IsabelFeistPhotography
Auf dem Berliner Breitscheidplatz findet vom 17. - 19.07.2009 das 6. Internationale Straßentheater Festival Berlin lacht! statt. Eine Spiegelsammlung, die rund um die Gedächtniskirche aufgestellt war, verhalf mir zu diesem Foto The 6th international Street Theater festival Berlin lacht! is taken place from the 17th to 19th of July on the centric Breitscheidplatz, an Ku'damm. These mirrors all around inspired me to take this picture.


Berlin - Memorial Church from Europa-Center
Made by roger4336
Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church was built to honor Kaiser Wiilhelm I, who presided over the unification of Germany. It was mostly built in 1891-1895, and completed in 1906. It was severely damaged in an air raid in 1943. The Berlin government decided to preserve the ruins as a memorial to the horrors of war. A modern church and belfry were constructed in 1959-1963. the complex is in Breitscheidplatz, . The end of Kurfürstendamm is at the lift, and Hardenbergstrasse goes to the right. Kantstrasse is at top left. The railroad bridge across Hardenbergstrasse is at far right..


Gedächtniskirche
Made by StudioMde
The Protestant Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church (in German: Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche, but mostly just known as Gedächtniskirche) is located in Berlin on the Kurfürstendamm in the centre of the Breitscheidplatz. The original church on the site was built in the 1890s. It was badly damaged in a bombing raid in 1943. The present building, which consists of a church with an attached foyer and a separate belfry with an attached chapel, was built between 1959 and 1963. The damaged spire of the old church has been retained and its ground floor has been made into a memorial hall.


Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church
Made by http2007
The Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church (in German: Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche) is located in Berlin on the Kurfürstendamm in the center of the Breitscheidplatz. The old church was built between 1891 and 1895 according to plans by Franz Schwechten. 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. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaiser_Wilhelm_Memorial_Church


egon eiermann, gedächtnis-kirche, berlin 1957-1963
Made by seier+seier
gedächtnis-kirche, berlin 1957-1963. architect: egon eiermann, 1904-1970. the exterior of . eiermann appears to connect the rationalism of ludwig mies and auguste perret in his steel frame and concrete panels that act as brise soleil in the office wings and as a prefabricated concrete curtain wall in the church where the coloured glass infill create the effect of a gothic window. thus eiermann combines the classical and the gothic in the church just as auguste perret had done in his. this is german romanticism holding its breath.


Weltkugelbrunnen - Detail
Made by Gertrud K.
auf dem Breitscheidtplatz, Berlin Der Weltkugelbrunnen in Berlin – auch liebevoll Wasserklops genannt – wurde 1983 im Rahmen einer Neugestaltung des Breitscheidplatzes gebaut. Seine Architekten Ivan Krusnik und Oskar Reith gestalteten ihn als Kugel aus rotem Granit, die einen Durchmesser von 8,5 m besitzt und sich in einem 16 m großen Bassin befindet. Auf ihr befinden sich zahlreiche Springbrunnen, Wasserfontänen und andere Wasserspiele. Außerdem ist sie mit Bronzefiguren von Joachim Schmettau versehen. (wikipedia)


Berlin - Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church
Made by roger4336
Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church was built to honor Kaiser Wiilhelm I, who presided over the unification of Germany. It was mostly built in 1891-1895, and completed in 1906. It was severely damaged in an air raid in 1943. The West Berlin government decided to preserve the ruins as a memorial to the horrors of war. A modern church and belfry were constructed in 1959-1963. Inside, you are overwhelmed with the color of blue.