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 of this wealthy merchant town and the seat of the provost.
No records of the building process have survived, but dendrochronological studies have shown that the timber used for the roof was felled in the winter of 1368/69. It is known that timber was used for construction soon after it was felled in the Middle Ages, so the whole building must probably be dated to the 1360s.
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St. Nicolaaskerk
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Matthias Church
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The Matthias church
