Reformation Church | |
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Reformationskirche | |
52°31′52″N13°19′44″E / 52.53111°N 13.32889°E Coordinates: 52°31′52″N13°19′44″E / 52.53111°N 13.32889°E | |
Location | Moabit, Mitte, Berlin |
Country | Germany |
Denomination | Lutheran |
Website | refo-moabit |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Georg Schwartzkopff [1] |
Architectural type | Gothic Revival architecture |
Years built | 1905-1907 |
Groundbreaking | 1905-09-28 |
Completed | 1907-05-16 |
Specifications | |
Spire height | 82 metres (269 ft) (until 1943), 50 metres (160 ft) (since 1953) [1] |
Bells | 3 (1905, 1922) |
Administration | |
Parish | Church Circuit Berlin City Center |
Diocese | Evangelical Church in Berlin, Brandenburg and Silesian Upper Lusatia |
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