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Attraction · Berlin · Updated on 1 November 2026.

New Church in Berlin

New Church is an attraction in Berlin, Germany. This place has an audio tour of about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch. 22 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km. Within 40 m you'll find a public toilet, a bench and a water point.

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The story

Audio tour · New Church

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You're standing on the south side of the Gendarmenmarkt in Berlin, in front of the Deutscher Dom. Now look across the square. See that almost identical domed tower over there, at the French Church? That's no coincidence. In 1780 Carl von Gontard designed two domed towers, one for each church. He borrowed the shape from a church in Paris that was still being built at the time, today's Panthéon. The idea was to make this square look like the Piazza del Popolo in Rome. Fun detail: the tower on this church collapsed while it was still going up. Georg Christian Unger was brought in to finish the job.

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Opening hours and admission

Wheelchair
Accessible

Source: OpenStreetMap and Wikidata.

Photos

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.

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Facilities near New Church

The nearest pitstop of each kind within 1 km, as the crow flies.

Well-known points of interest nearby

50 well-known points of interest nearby, those with an audio tour first. 22 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km.

Checkpoint Charlie
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Checkpoint Charlie · 610 m

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Photo: Adrian Purser from London, UK · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Humboldt Forum
MuseumAudio story · 2 min

Humboldt Forum · 750 m

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Photo: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net). · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Brandenburg Gate
AttractionAudio story · 2 min

Brandenburg Gate · 1.1 km

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Photo: Thomas Wolf, www.foto-tw.de · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Potsdamer Platz
AttractionAudio story · 2 min

Potsdamer Platz · 1.2 km

Reichstag Building
AttractionAudio story · 2 min

Reichstag Building · 1.3 km

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Photo: Jörg Braukmann · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons

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Also within walking distance

The 10 nearest points of interest with a story, within 2 km.

  1. 1GendarmenmarktAttraction · 100 m away
  2. 2Konzerthaus BerlinAttraction · 110 m away
  3. 3French CathedralAttraction · 180 m away
  4. 4St. Hedwig's CathedralAttraction · 370 m away
  5. 5KronprinzenpalaisCastle · 560 m away
  6. 6New Guard HouseAttraction · 600 m away
  7. 7German Historical MuseumMuseum · 630 m away
  8. 8Wall MuseumMuseum · 630 m away
  9. 9Berlin PalaceAttraction · 770 m away
  10. 10James-Simon-GalerieMuseum · 850 m away
All 760 points of interest in Berlin →

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Frequently asked questions

Is New Church wheelchair accessible?

Yes, according to OpenStreetMap it is wheelchair accessible.

Is there a toilet or drinking water nearby?

Yes: a public toilet at 10 m and a water point at 40 m.

How does the audio tour work?

When you stand at New Church, the Outdoor Pitstop app tells the story of the place in about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch.

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