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St. Joseph, Wedding
St. Joseph is a Catholic Church, Catholic church and former parish in Wedding (Berlin), Berlin-Wedding, Germany, built from 1907 to 1909 to a design by Wilhelm Rincklake, revised by Wilhelm Frydag in Romanesque Revival architecture, Romanesque Revival style. It seats 3000 people. Since 2018 the church has served as an interim cathedral while St. Hedwig's Cathedral is restored. History A new parish and church were needed in Berlin-Wedding, Wedding after the establishment of the German Empire, when many Catholics moved into the city of Berlin, especially workers. An architectural competition was held, which was won by a design by Father Ludgerus, born Wilhelm Rincklake, a friar from Maria Laach. The Berlin architect Wilhelm Frydag revised the plans and Hermann Bunning supervised the construction which began in 1907. It is located between houses on Müllerstraße between houses and has two towers. The church was consecrated on 2 May 1909, dedicated to Saint Joseph, the patron saint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berlin-Wedding
Wedding (, ) is a locality in the borough of Mitte, Berlin, Germany. It was a separate borough in the north-western inner city until it was fused with Tiergarten and Mitte in Berlin's 2001 administrative reform. At the same time the eastern half of the former borough of Wedding—on the other side of Reinickendorfer Straße—was separated as the new locality of Gesundbrunnen. History In the 12th century, the manor of the nobleman Rudolf de Weddinge was located on the small Panke River in the immediate vicinity of today's Nettelbeckplatz. The farmstead, which burned down more than once, remained abandoned in the forest until the 18th century. In the mid-18th century, while Gesundbrunnen was being built up as a health resort and spa town, gambling and prostitution moved into Wedding, transforming it into a pleasure district. In 1864, Ernst Christian Friedrich Schering established the Schering pharmaceutical company on Müllerstraße; the company has been a part of Bayer sinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
