[2025 Berlin Attraction] Travel Guide for Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church (Updated Mar)

Kaiser Wilhelm Gedächtniskirche in Berlin, Germany is located in Breitscheid Square, a bustling area of Berlin, Germany. It was the end of the 19th century when Emperor Wilhelm II of the German Empire ordered the construction of a church in Berlin to commemorate his grandfather, the first emperor of the German Empire. An Emperor William I, and named "Ker Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church". The church was blown up on the night of November 22, 1943, leaving only the bell tower at the west end. When the building was to be demolished as a dangerous building in 1957, it was protested by citizens. Later, the government and the citizens reached a compromise, kept the incomplete bell tower, and rebuilt a church on the site of the original church, which was completed before Christmas in December 1961. It is one of the only surviving World War II relics in Berlin. The blasted bell tower spire is also vividly known as the "Broken Roof Church". The broken roof tells the unforgettable history and is a warning to people about the war. commemorate. A new church and a bell tower have now been built around the church. The new church is unremarkable on the outside, but it has stained glass embedded in the frame, which is particularly bright in the light. The church is also famous for these stained glass facades.