Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche

 Germany > Berlin

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Or briefly Gedächtniskirche - Gedechtniskirche, among the inhabitants of Berlin received the unofficial name “Hollow Tooth” (Hohler Zahn). The memorial church was built by architect Franz Schwechten in 1891-1895 in honor of the first German Kaiser Wilhelm I on behalf of his last kenzer Germany, William II. For a long time, it was the tallest church in Berlin (its height was 113 m). However, in the middle of the 20th century. the church was destined to become a memorial of destruction and creation. On November 23, 1943, a sermon was held in the church on the theme “Everything passes!”, And a few hours later the temple was destroyed by a bombing of the Allies. When after the war there was a plan to build a new building on the site of the destroyed church, only one of the many Berlin newspapers received more than 47 thousand angry letters of protest. Resistance was successful. The ruins of the once 68-meter tower were preserved on a specially designed platform.