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| Friedrichswerder Church | |
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Friedrichswerdersche Kirche | |
View from southwest to the façade towards Werderscher Markt | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Profaned since its reconstruction in 1987 1701-1820s a triplesimultaneum of aHuguenotCalvinist, a GermanReformed and a GermanLutheran congregation, 1820s–1872 Calvinist andunitedProtestant double simultaneum, 1872–1944 united Protestant (Prussian Union) |
| District | last: March of Brandenburg ecclesiastical province, Kirchenkreis Berlin Stadt I (deanery) |
| Province | last:Evangelical Church of the old-Prussian Union |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Church (former) Museum (current) |
| Location | |
| Location | Mitte, a locality ofBerlin |
![]() Interactive map of Friedrichswerder Church | |
| Coordinates | 52°30′57″N13°23′51″E / 52.515877°N 13.397527°E /52.515877; 13.397527 |
| Architecture | |
| Architects | Jean de Bodt (1st bldg 1699–1701),Karl Friedrich Schinkel (new construction 1824–31), Abri (reconstruction 1982–87), Abri & Rabe (renovation 1996–2001) |
| Completed | 16 May 1701 (inauguration in French), 12 July 1701 (inauguration in German), reconstruction 1987 |
| Materials | brick |
Friedrichswerder Church (German:Friedrichswerdersche Kirche, French:Temple du Werder) was the firstNeo-Gothic church built inBerlin, Germany. It was designed by an architect better known for hisNeoclassical architecture,Karl Friedrich Schinkel, and was built under his direction from 1824 to 1831.
The building is maintained by thePrussian Cultural Heritage Foundation and is part of theBerlin State Museums' ensemble.[1] In late 2012, the building was closed due to structural damage caused by nearby construction.[2] After extensive restoration work completed in early October 2019, the damage was repaired and exhibitions from theAlte Nationalgalerie (the Old National Gallery) returned.[3] These include a collection of nineteenth-century German sculptures, showing works ofJohann Gottfried Schadow, Karl Friedrich Schinkel andChristian Daniel Rauch, among others. On the upper floor is an exhibition of the work and life of Karl Friedrich Schinkel.[4]