Reformation Church

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Reformation Church
Reformationskirche
Reformation Church is located in Berlin
Reformation Church
Reformation Church
Reformation Church is located in Germany
Reformation Church
Reformation Church
52°31′52″N 13°19′44″E / 52.53111°N 13.32889°E / 52.53111; 13.32889
LocationMoabit, Mitte, Berlin
CountryGermany
DenominationLutheran
Websiterefo-moabit.de
Architecture
Architect(s)Georg Schwartzkopff[1]
Architectural typeGothic Revival architecture
Years built1905-1907
Groundbreaking1905-09-28
Completed1907-05-16
Specifications
Spire height82 metres (269 ft) (until 1943), 50 metres (160 ft) (since 1953)[1]
Bells3 (1905, 1922)
Administration
DioceseEvangelical Church in Berlin, Brandenburg and Silesian Upper Lusatia
ParishChurch Circuit Berlin City Center

The Reformation Church is a Lutheran church that was constructed in Moabit, a neighborhood of Berlin, Germany, between 1905 and 1907. The church's steeple, originally topped by a steep spire, was damaged during the Bombing of Berlin in World War II and replaced by a simple and much shorter spire.[1] It is a listed building and a prominent landmark in western Moabit, the so-called Beusselkiez. Since 2011, it has been used by the Konvent an der Reformationskirche.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Reformationskirche - Berlin Lexikon". luise-berlin.de. Luisenstädtischer Bildungsverein. n.d. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  2. ^ Lassiwe, Benjamin (23 April 2011). "Junge Mannschaft fürs alte Kirchenschiff". Tagesspiegel. Retrieved 18 January 2017.