Sophienkirche

The Sophienkirche—Sophienstraße 2a—traces Berlin’s Protestant baroque building campaign to the early 18th century. A foundation stone was laid by Frederick I of Prussia, and the church’s design is attributed to Philipp Gerlach. Its story turns on a name: at the consecration, Frederick William I presided over the church on 25 February 1713, but the dedication followed later—on 18 June 1713 it was named the Spandauische Kirche. It only took the name Sophienkirche after later plans for Sophie Luise von Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1685–1735) were reordered. A baroque tower was added between 1732 and 1734 by Johann Friedrich Grael, reinforcing the church’s skyline role in the Spandauer Vorstadt. Then, in 1891–1892, the building was rebuilt to designs by Friedrich Schulze, with Kyllmann & Heyden involved and Kurt Berndt overseeing; the interior decoration largely dates from that restoration. …

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