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Luisenkirche, Charlottenburg
The Luisenkirche is a Protestant municipal and parish church in Charlottenburg, now part of Berlin, Germany. The building in Baroque architecture, Baroque style was begun in 1710, and around 100 years later named after Queen Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Luise of Prussia. Karl Friedrich Schinkel made suggestions for the addition of a steeple and interior changes in 1821, which were partly carried out from 1823. The Luisenkirche burnt in World War II and was rebuilt in the 1950s. A restoration in 1987/88 revived some of Schinkel's design. History Charlottenburg, the location of the royal Schloss Charlottenburg, was made a town in 1705. The cornerstone of the church, the first church in town, was laid on 13 July 1712. King Frederick I of Prussia who had decreed to grant the citizens a church and finance it, said on the occasion: "Friedrich der Erste, König in Preußen, gewährt eine größere und eigene Stätte zur Abhaltung des Gottesdienstes und lässt diese Parochialkirche au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Charlottenburg () is a Boroughs and localities of Berlin, locality of Berlin within the borough of Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf. Established as a German town law, town in 1705 and named after Sophia Charlotte of Hanover, Queen consort of Kingdom of Prussia, Prussia, it is best known for Charlottenburg Palace, the largest surviving royal palace in Berlin, and the adjacent museums. Charlottenburg was an independent city to the west of Berlin until 1920 when it was incorporated into "Greater Berlin Act, Groß-Berlin" (Greater Berlin) and transformed into a borough. In the course of Berlin's 2001 administrative reform it was merged with the former borough of Wilmersdorf becoming a part of a new borough called Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf. Later, in 2004, the new borough's districts were rearranged, dividing the former borough of Charlottenburg into the localities of Charlottenburg proper, Westend (Berlin), Westend and Charlottenburg-Nord. Geography Charlottenburg is located in Berlin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
