St. Marien am Behnitz
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St. Marien am Behnitz was built in 1847-48 for Belgian Catholic gunsmiths brought to Spandau's arms factories by Friedrich Wilhelm I, the second-oldest Catholic church in greater Berlin after St. Hedwig's Cathedral. Architect August Soller, a student of Schinkel, gave it a three-aisled Romanesque Revival design. Later a garrison church and damaged in the war, it was privately restored after 2001 and now hosts concerts and exhibitions alongside services.
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St. Marien am Behnitz is the second-oldest Catholic church in the area of Berlin, Germany, after St. Hedwig's Cathedral. It was built in Spandau on a design by August Soller, and consecrated in 1848. Restored in 2002–2003 by private owners, it is a registered monument, used mostly for musical and literary events.
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- St. Marien am Behnitz was built in 1847-48 for Belgian Catholic gunsmiths brought to Spandau's arms factories by Friedrich Wilhelm I, the second-oldest Catholic church in greater Berlin after St. Hedwig's Cathedral. Architect August Soller, a student of Schinkel, gave it a three-aisled Romanesque Revival design. Later a garrison church and damaged in the war, it was privately restored after 2001 and now hosts concerts and exhibitions alongside services.
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- St. Marien am Behnitz is in Berlin, Berlin (Germany).