Sophienkirche
Sophienkirche is a Protestant church in Berlin-Mitte’s Spandauer Vorstadt, surrounded by an old churchyard and tall trees. Philipp Gerlach designed the building, while Frederick I of Prussia laid its foundation stone. Its baroque tower rises above the churchyard as Berlin’s only surviving baroque church tower. The quiet setting contrasts with the busy streets around the Spandauer Vorstadt.
Johann Friedrich Grael added the tower, and Friedrich Schulze later led substantial renovations. Those changes raised the roof and created an eastern altar niche, while much interior decoration remains. Neo-baroque details include the original pulpit, Schuke organ, and baptismal font. Concerts make use of the building’s acoustics. The churchyard holds graves of Carl Friedrich Zelter and memorials to Karl Wilhelm Ramler and Anna Luise Karsch. Graves from the final days of the Second World War also remain there.
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