CHURCH OF SAINT NICHOLAS, Church Of Saint Nicholas
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Language: English / USA
Hi, my name’s Jill, and I’m your personal guide. Along with MyWoWo, I’d like to welcome you to one of the Wonders of the World: Nikolaikirche.
Nikolaikirche, the Church of St. Nicholas, is the oldest church in Berlin, located in the heart of the Old Town, in the little neighborhood of Nikolaiviertel, with its characteristic maze of narrow, little, stone paved streets. It was here that the fishing village of Berlin was established and which, together with the village of Cölln, gave rise to the Berlin we know today.
The Catholic church was built between 1220 and 1230, but in 1539, following the Reformation, it became a Lutheran church. This building hosted the first Lutheran religious service in the entire region, immediately after the conversion of Joachim II Hector of Brandenburg....