Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church
Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche
The broken bell tower that survived the WWII air raids is preserved as an anti-war memorial, next to a new church built of blue glass blocks.
The church was built in 1895 in memory of Emperor Wilhelm I. It was destroyed in 1943, but its ruined west tower was preserved, and Berliners nicknamed it the “hollow tooth.” The ground-floor memorial hall displays mosaics from the original church and prewar photographs. In 1961 an octagonal new church was built beside it, with walls made of more than 20,000 blue glass blocks that bathe the interior in blue light. Entry is free. It stands on Breitscheidplatz, at the start of Kurfürstendamm, and is a five-minute walk from Zoologischer Garten station.
Opening hours
09:00–19:00
Nearby sights
- Berlin Zoological Garden
- Kurfürstendamm & KaDeWe
- Victory Column & Tiergarten
- Gemäldegalerie
- Potsdamer Platz
- Charlottenburg Palace
- Reichstag Building
- Brandenburg Gate