Neo-gothic shrine to Berlin School sculpture
The Friedrichswerdersche Kirche, built between 1824 and 1831, was designed by the renowned Prussian architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel. It is one of the earliest examples of Gothic Revival architecture in Berlin, with pointed arches, ribbed vaults and tall windows characteristic of the popular style. While it no longer functions as a church, the lofty structure has been repurposed as a museum and exhibition space home to a selection of German sculptures from the Nationalgalerie Collection, dating from the first half of the 19th century. As the most comprehensive collection of its kind in the country, it features notable works by Johann Gottfried Schadow and Christian Daniel Rauch, and offers the opportunity to see the sculptures displayed in a building of the same period. On the upper floor a permanent exhibition celebrates the life and work of Schinkel, one of Germany’s most influential 19th-century architects.
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