Undoubtedly, the monument most important that you find yourself in the large esplanade that extends next to the central Alexanderplatz square, riding a Berlin, Is the Marienkirche church: church of Santa Maria.
Due to its location in the park located next to the Television Tower, you will have no problem locating it. What's more, the tall tower of the Marienkirche church It contrasts in some perspective with the aforementioned communications tower.
La Marienkieche church is the oldest in Berlin, since it dates back to the time of the first expansion of the medieval city, about 1250. However, the original building was later destroyed by fire.
For this reason, in the 14th century the new building was built in Gothic style, in a combination of stone and bricks. The bell tower is much later, as it was built in 1790 in the baroque style, by the architect Carl Gotthard Langhans, the same one who designed the Brandenburg Gate de Berlin.
During the Second World War, Marienkirche church It suffered bombings by the Allied troops, and after the war it was on the side of the RDA. The building was not rebuilt until 1950.
The church was initially Catholic, but after the arrival of reform, from 1539 it became a protestant temple.
When Marienkirche visitsThe first thing you will see, in the entrance portico, is a curious fresco two meters high and 22 meters long, painted in 1485, and which is quite deteriorated.
The fresco shows the Dance of Death, which has its origin in the deadly epidemics of the time, in which all classes of society dance with death. The fresco was discovered in 1860, as it was hidden behind a brick wall.
At interior of Marienkirche church, you will see the three naves of unmistakable Gothic style, in which your attention will be caught by their great luminosity, facilitated by their high undecorated windows and the white walls.
As outstanding elements, without a doubt the most important is the great alabaster pulpit Baroque style, sculpted by Andreas Shulter in 1705, and the baptismal fonts Gothic style, from 1437.
El high altar It is also baroque. It dates back to 1762 and a stone sculpture stands out above it.
The Visiting hours of the Marienkirche church in Berlin They are every day, from 10 a.m. to 18 p.m., except when the main mass service is celebrated, on Sundays at 10,30:XNUMX a.m.
You may be interested to know that every Saturday afternoon, from May to October, at 16,30:XNUMX p.m., there is a organ concert as an act of meditation.
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