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The Friedrichswerder Church (German Friedrichswerdersche Kirche) was the first Neo-Gothic church built in Berlin
Berlin

Berlin is the Capital of Germany city and one of sixteen States of Germany of Germany. With a population of 3.4 million within its city limits, Berlin is the country's largest city....
, Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
. It was designed by an architect better known for his Neoclassical architecture
Neoclassical architecture

Neoclassical architecture was an architectural style produced by the Neoclassicism that began in the mid-18th century, both as a reaction against the Rococo style of anti-tectonic naturalistic ornament, and an outgrowth of some classicizing features of Baroque architecture....
, Karl Friedrich Schinkel
Karl Friedrich Schinkel

Karl Friedrich Schinkel was a Germany architect and painter. Schinkel was the most prominent architect of neoclassicism in Prussia.Schinkel was born in Neuruppin in the Margraviate of Brandenburg....
, and was built under his direction, 1824-1831.

The building is currently part of the Berlin State Museums
Berlin State Museums

The Berlin State Museums, in German Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin, are a group of museums in Berlin, Germany overseen by the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation and funded by the German federal government in collaboration with Germany's federal states....
' ensemble, holding the Alte Nationalgalerie
Alte Nationalgalerie

The Alte Nationalgalerie in Berlin is a gallery showing a collection of Classicism, Romanticism, Biedermeier, Impressionism and early Modernism artwork, all of which belong to the Berlin National Gallery Collection....
's collection of nineteenth-century German sculpture, showing works of e.g.






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Berlin Friedrichswerdersche Kirche
The Friedrichswerder Church (German Friedrichswerdersche Kirche) was the first Neo-Gothic church built in Berlin
Berlin

Berlin is the Capital of Germany city and one of sixteen States of Germany of Germany. With a population of 3.4 million within its city limits, Berlin is the country's largest city....
, Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
. It was designed by an architect better known for his Neoclassical architecture
Neoclassical architecture

Neoclassical architecture was an architectural style produced by the Neoclassicism that began in the mid-18th century, both as a reaction against the Rococo style of anti-tectonic naturalistic ornament, and an outgrowth of some classicizing features of Baroque architecture....
, Karl Friedrich Schinkel
Karl Friedrich Schinkel

Karl Friedrich Schinkel was a Germany architect and painter. Schinkel was the most prominent architect of neoclassicism in Prussia.Schinkel was born in Neuruppin in the Margraviate of Brandenburg....
, and was built under his direction, 1824-1831.

The building is currently part of the Berlin State Museums
Berlin State Museums

The Berlin State Museums, in German Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin, are a group of museums in Berlin, Germany overseen by the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation and funded by the German federal government in collaboration with Germany's federal states....
' ensemble, holding the Alte Nationalgalerie
Alte Nationalgalerie

The Alte Nationalgalerie in Berlin is a gallery showing a collection of Classicism, Romanticism, Biedermeier, Impressionism and early Modernism artwork, all of which belong to the Berlin National Gallery Collection....
's collection of nineteenth-century German sculpture, showing works of e.g. Johann Gottfried Schadow
Johann Gottfried Schadow

Johann Gottfried Schadow was a Germany Sculpture....
, Karl Friedrich Schinkel and Christian Daniel Rauch
Christian Daniel Rauch

Christian Daniel Rauch was a Germany sculpture.Rauch was born at Arolsen in the Principality of Waldeck . His parents were poor and unable to place him under efficient masters....
. In the upper floor a huge exhibition of work and life of Karl Friedrich Schinkel is shown.

It is maintained by the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation
Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation

The Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation , headquartered in Berlin, Germany, is one of the largest cultural institutions in the world. It was founded by a West Germany federal law passed on 25 July 1957, with the mission to acquire and protect the cultural legacy of the former state of Prussia....
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