The Nikolaiviertel (German for “Nicholas Quarter") is the reconstructed historical core of Berlin, Germany, founded in the 13th century. It is located 5 minutes away from Alexanderplatz. The Nikolai church is in the center of the district. The area is located around the city’s oldest church, from which is taken it’s name. Parts of it seem just like any pedestrian precinct in a small West German town.
One of the most important sights is the 13th-century Nikolaikirche with its twin towers. It has undergone much rebuilding in the course of its history: Schinkel for example carried out restructuring in 1807, and the towers were added from 1876–78. The carefully restored interior is home to an annex of the City Museum, recounting the history of the city to the Thirty Years War.
The Ephraimpalais is one of the most important architectural landmarks in the Nikolaiviertel, a masterwork of Berlin palace architecture from the 18th century which now hosts changing exhibitions. Rich ornamentation decorates the balconies of this gently curved building, which was dismantled in 1935/36 because of street widening, stored in numbered pieces, and then practically forgotten until it was replaced and rebuilt in 1983 after extensive negotiations. The baroque Knoblauchhaus from 1760 is also worth a visit: filled with valuable furniture, its interiors offer a peek into the world of the upper middle class.
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Berlins oldest church building from the 13th century, ideally situated in Nikolai Quarter, which was rebuilt in 1987 with concrete slab pre-fab housing. The church contains a permanent exhibition on the history of Berlin. The original church dates from approximately 1230, but only the base of the facade survives from that period. The church was rebuilt over a roughly one hundred year period in the 14th and 15 th centuries as a Gothic hall church. Restored in 1877, the church was destroyed in World War II and reconstructed by the East Germans in 1987. The Nikolaikirche was the parish church
Potsdamer Platz is an important square and traffic intersection in central Berlin, Germany. It is named after the nearby city of Potsdam.
In the 1920s and '30s, it was one of the busiest traffic centers in all of Europe. Most of the buildings were destroyed by the heavy bombardment of Berlin during World War II. When the city was divided into East Berlin and West Berlin after the war, the square was cut in half, and after 1963, the Berlin Wall ran right through it, which caused the area to become totally desolate.
After the downfall of the Berlin Wall in 1989,
St. Nicolaaskerk
The new church of St. Nicholas is among the better known of the new Amsterdam churches. The tall and spacious building occupies a prominent place in the city centre, opposite the Central Station and is a rare example of the neo-Baroque style. Most new Roman Catholic Churches, in Holland as well as in other European countries, were built in the neo-Gothic style promoted by Viollet-le-Duc in France, Pugin in England and Cuypers in Holland. Neo-Gothic architecture referred back to the heyday of medieval French Catholicism and its world-famous cathedrals. Therefore, it is all the more remarkable that the architects
Museum fùr Kommunikation Berlin (Museum for Communication)
This magnificent building in Leipziger Straße has been extensively renovated and has re-opened in 2000. It contains the united collections from east and west. In the basement you can admire the Blue Mauritius and Bell’s first telephone. The architecture of this builing is worth a visit alone. Admission free
Pai Plaça del Rei
The former royal palace faces this plaça in the Gothic Quarter. Brett E. Haase: This plaza has an interesting medieval feel to it. I would recommend catching a drink at one of the bars and enjoying the history.
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