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The Nikolaikirche, Berlin is also known as the St. Nicholas Church. It is located in Berlin, the capital of Germany in the eatern part of the the center of the city. The area around the church is bounded by Spandauer Strasse, Rathausstrasse, the River Spree and Mühlendamm. This is an area of restored buildings and is known as the Nikolaiviertel. It was built during the mid 13th century along with the St. Mary's Church not very far away. The Nikolaikirche, Berlin was originally a Roman Catholic church but transformed into a Lutheran church since the Protestant Reformation. The prominent hymn-writer Paul Gerhardt was the minister of this church during the 17th century. Dr. Wilhelm Wessel, father to the prominent Nazi, Horst Wessel was the minister here during the early 1920s.
The heart of Berlin is marked by this somber church of Nikolaikirche, Berlin. The original long house of the church was replaced by the late-Gothic basilica style about 150 years after its establishment. Today, the Nikolaikirche, Berlin stands as the single representative of Berlin's old memories.
The Nikolaikirche, Berlin was the first and most important parish church in medieval Berlin. It was also the first stone building here and was dedicated to the patron saint of merchants. The building of Nikolaikirche, Berlin was greatly damaged in the World War II. It was as late as 1981 that German Democratic Republic authorities rebuilt the church using the old designs, colors and plans of the tattered remnants. The church is famous for its acoustics and it has a fine set of 41 bells. The Nikolaikirche, Berlin today stands as a concert venue and a sacred museum and is a place which preserves a handsome share of historical monuments and decors like important epitaphs and grave plaques from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Although the rich furnishings were all destroyed, remains of Late Medieval wall-paintings exist in the choir. Thus if you want to get a taste of the olden times, the Nikolaikirche, Berlin is the perfect place to include in your trip to Berlin.
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