Sacred Heart Church

The Sacred Heart Church is a Catholic church located in Berlin-, externally built in Neo-Romanesque style. Designed by Christoph Hehl, professor of medieval architecture, the building was completed after 16 months of constructions in 1898.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Roman Catholic
  • Description: church in Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin, Germany
  • Also known as: “Berlin, Herz-Jesu-Kirche” and “Church of the Sacred Heart”
  • Address: Fehrbelliner Straße 98-99, Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin, 10119
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Berlin Wall and Museum for Architectural Drawing.

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The was a concrete barrier separating Western and Eastern parts of from 1961 to 1989. It is regarded as one of the symbols of the Cold War. is situated 1½ km west of Sacred Heart Church.

Museum
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The is a private in , run by the Tchoban Foundation. It was opened in June 2013. Three to four exhibitions are shown each year, made up of drawings from the Tchoban Foundation’s collection and from works on loan in cooperation with other museums and institutions. is situated 160 metres north of Sacred Heart Church.

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The Fernsehturm in central was constructed between 1965 and 1969 by the government of the German Democratic Republic as both a functional broadcasting facility and a symbol of communist power. is situated 1 km south of Sacred Heart Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Scheunenviertel and Spandauer Vorstadt.

Neighborhood
is a neighborhood of in the centre of . It is situated to the north of the medieval Altberlin area, east of the Rosenthaler Straße and .

Quarter
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is a historic district in what is now the district of Berlin.

Locality
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, also spelled Altberlin, is a neighborhood, situated in the locality of , part of the . In the 13th century it was the sister town of the old Cölln, located on the northern Island in the Margraviate of Brandenburg.

Sacred Heart Church

Latitude
52.53068° or 52° 31′ 51″ north
Longitude
13.40956° or 13° 24′ 34″ east
Elevation
51 metres (167 feet)
Inception
October 25th, 1898
Levels
5
Wheelchair access
yes
Operator
Communauté du Chemin Neuf
Open location code
9F4MGCJ5+7R
Open­Street­Map ID
way 922502281
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­roman_catholic
Geo­Names ID
11821296
Wiki­data ID
Q1614938
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