Church on the south star
The church at Südstern was built between 1894 and 1897 as a Protestant garrison church in neo-Gothic style on Kaiser-Friedrich-Platz - today: Südstern - in Berlin-Kreuzberg based on a design by the garrison building inspector Ernst August Roßteuscher .
At the same time as the church on Südstern, the St. John's Basilica was built as a Catholic garrison church in the immediate vicinity . The two churches were consecrated on May 8, 1897 in the presence of Kaiser Wilhelm II and his wife Auguste Viktoria .
Due to its monumental dimensions, the church on the south star dominates the surrounding square to this day. It has a length of 62 meters and a width of 38 meters. The main tower measures 90 meters to the top. After the end of the First World War in 1918, the church lost its function as a garrison church and was initially leased by the Reich Treasury for 30 years in order to maintain it as a Protestant church. After being damaged during the Second World War , it was repaired for the Berlin City Mission , which held its services here until 1970. After the move of the city mission, the church was leased from the Protestant regional church to the Serbian Orthodox community, which used the church until 1981. After that it remained vacant until the Christian Center Berlin acquired the building.
Web links
- Church on the south star
- Richard Mayda: Südstern Church - Internet Archive - short film about the church
- Entry in the Berlin State Monument List
Coordinates: 52 ° 29 ′ 21 ″ N , 13 ° 24 ′ 23 ″ E