St. Hedwig's Cathedral

The Friedrichswerder Church is a simultaneous church, which until 1872 hosted the French Lutheran-Evangelical and Reformed services and then the United Church services until the Second World War. Today it is home to the Schinkel-Museum, one of Berlin's state museums. The church was built between 1824 and 1830 by Schinkel. It was the first neo-Gothic church to be built in Berlin.

The French cathedral was built in the years 1780-1785 by Carl von Gontard in the Baroque style. The building was constructed at the instigation of Frederick II (1740-1772), who also ordered the construction of the German Cathedral (opposite the French Cathedral) as part of an extensive redevelopment project of the Gendarmenmarkt. Burned down during the Second World War, the French Cathedral was rebuilt in 1978-1983, true to the original exterior and modern interior. Since then, it has housed the Huguenot Museum.

The German cathedral built between 1780 and 1785 by Carl von Gontard in the Baroque style. It is located opposite the French cathedral, built in the same years as part of a project to redevelop the Gendarmenmarkt commissioned by Frederick II (1440-1472). Burned down during the Second World War, the German Cathedral was rebuilt between 1983 and 1996, and since then it has housed the exhibition on the history of the German Parliament.