On our Cathedralquest 2011, we visited the Kaiser Wilhem Memorial Church in Berlin.
The foundation stone of the original church was laid in 1891 as a memorial to the first Emperor of Germany. This church was destroyed during a night of air-raids on November 23, 1943. All that remained when the war was finished were ruins, but the difficult conditions of the post-war years prevented reconstruction, although there was a lobby for restoring the church to its familiar form. It was not until 1956 that a competition was started to design and build a new church. The new church was designed by architect Egon Eiermann and consecrated on December 17, 1961. It consists of four separate buildings grouped around the ruins of the old church tower.
On the model you will see the ruined tower, the new octagon shaped church made of blue glass with a similar hexagon shaped bell tower on the other side of the ruined tower. There is a small foyer attached to the church and a chapel on the opposite side of the bell tower.
On our visit the ruined tower was covered with a protective canvas that resembled a modern office building (see photo #1), which allowed the restoration to take place in inclement weather. This canvas was removed in 2012. For further details of the buildings, please look at our visit on my webpage CATHEDRAL QUEST Central Europe 2011 day 4 Berlin (our visit to the church followed our visit to the Jewish Museum -the last model that I posted).
I believe that I purchased this model kit by Albrecht Harder in the gift shop. The construction of the new church, the foyer and the chapel were very straightforward. The old tower had two options. The first was to assemble it without cutting out windows and doors. The second option was to cut out all of the openings and assemble the optional two pages of interior arches, walls and exposed back sides. I chose the second option, of course, which at times was a little tedious, but it made for a more authentic looking model.
The pieces were printed on semi-glossy substantial grade paper. All of the parts were well numbered as well as numbers on the pieces to be glued. I'm very pleased with this model. Even though we were able to enter the first floor and see the beautiful ceiling, floor and mosaics inside of the old tower, I would love to go back and see the tower without its covering. Maybe someday:)
The foundation stone of the original church was laid in 1891 as a memorial to the first Emperor of Germany. This church was destroyed during a night of air-raids on November 23, 1943. All that remained when the war was finished were ruins, but the difficult conditions of the post-war years prevented reconstruction, although there was a lobby for restoring the church to its familiar form. It was not until 1956 that a competition was started to design and build a new church. The new church was designed by architect Egon Eiermann and consecrated on December 17, 1961. It consists of four separate buildings grouped around the ruins of the old church tower.
On the model you will see the ruined tower, the new octagon shaped church made of blue glass with a similar hexagon shaped bell tower on the other side of the ruined tower. There is a small foyer attached to the church and a chapel on the opposite side of the bell tower.
On our visit the ruined tower was covered with a protective canvas that resembled a modern office building (see photo #1), which allowed the restoration to take place in inclement weather. This canvas was removed in 2012. For further details of the buildings, please look at our visit on my webpage CATHEDRAL QUEST Central Europe 2011 day 4 Berlin (our visit to the church followed our visit to the Jewish Museum -the last model that I posted).
I believe that I purchased this model kit by Albrecht Harder in the gift shop. The construction of the new church, the foyer and the chapel were very straightforward. The old tower had two options. The first was to assemble it without cutting out windows and doors. The second option was to cut out all of the openings and assemble the optional two pages of interior arches, walls and exposed back sides. I chose the second option, of course, which at times was a little tedious, but it made for a more authentic looking model.
The pieces were printed on semi-glossy substantial grade paper. All of the parts were well numbered as well as numbers on the pieces to be glued. I'm very pleased with this model. Even though we were able to enter the first floor and see the beautiful ceiling, floor and mosaics inside of the old tower, I would love to go back and see the tower without its covering. Maybe someday:)
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