The Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche was built between 1891 and 1895 to plans by Franz Schwechten. With a height of 113 meters, its tower was the highest in Berlin. Heavily damaged during World War II, the tower ruins were preserved as a memorial against war. It was completed between 1959 and 1963 with a modernist building ensemble to plans by Egon Eiermann.
![Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche tower ruins](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/645ef5b2f82fdeaf819364ecd9d55d6c/d27433f8-0396-4fd2-86bc-cd76b99b6f94_rw_1920.jpg?h=09c8470cdcdb009500e33cadebb5ef57)
Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche tower ruins
![modernist church by Egon Eiermann](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/645ef5b2f82fdeaf819364ecd9d55d6c/f3a1f441-295c-4ba1-813c-fb1cdef3e4cd_rw_1920.jpg?h=05bec0593a5be8ac81c551d68fa5257b)
modernist church by Egon Eiermann
The church is illuminated through over 20'000 blue glass windows, created by French artist Gabriel Loire.
![blue glass windows by by French artist Gabriel Loire](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/645ef5b2f82fdeaf819364ecd9d55d6c/c3e00bd6-f32f-4ee3-9eae-4ebbd7b950d8_rw_1920.jpg?h=ecf03feca629e465d71d8a55edaef1ab)
blue glass windows by by French artist Gabriel Loire
The mosaics in the vestibule of the old church were designed by Hermann Schaper.
![mosaic by Hermann Schaper](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/645ef5b2f82fdeaf819364ecd9d55d6c/15756762-df60-4d73-b9d1-e81e61a4e243_rw_1920.jpg?h=bb96a35a64a2d781d35007949fb33f4d)
mosaic by Hermann Schaper
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