Looking into the dome, a photo from Berlin, East

Photographer's Note

A view inside the dome of the so-called German Church, which stands on the Gendarmenmarkt in central Berlin.

The Neue Kirche (English: New Church; colloquially known as Deutscher Dom, i.e., German Church), is located in Berlin on the Gendarmenmarkt across from French Church of Friedrichstadt (French Church).

Its parish comprised the northern part of the then new quarter of Friedrichstadt, which until then belonged to the parish of the congregations of Jerusalem's Church. The Lutheran and Calvinist (in German Reformed Church) congregants used German as their native language, as opposed to the French-speaking Calvinist congregation owning the French Church of Friedrichstadt on the opposite side of Gendarmenmarkt. The congregants' native language combined with the domed tower earned the church its colloquial naming Deutscher Dom. The church is not a cathedral in the actual sense of the word.

The church dates from the early part of the eighteenth century with subsequent additions. In 1943 the it was almost completely destroyed in the bombing of Berlin in World War II and was subsequently rebuilt from 1977 to 1988.

Meanwhile, the German government acquired the building and the site. The church building was updated, de-consecrated and reopened in 1996 as the Bundestag's museum on German parliamentary history (Milestones - Setbacks - Sidetracks, The Path to Parliamentary Democracy in Germany).

Taken from Wikipedia.

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emka (158900) 2016-05-26 23:50

Hello Stephen,

Fantastic view looking up. Superb composition and I missed this view, wrrrr. Excellent shot.

WArm regrad s Malgo

No_One (4) 2016-05-27 0:01

Hi Stephen
A unique view of a church, and you done brilliantly to keep so much color with that harsh light flooding in from above. Cool dizzying result
Cheers
Noel

papagolf21 (152607) 2016-05-27 0:25

Bonjour, cher Stephen,
C'est tout simplement spectaculaire cette prise de vue, l'on a du mal à discerner la nature de l'édifice au début.
Une composition très intéressante et réussie de main de maître.
Amitiés.
Philippe

Silvio1953 (222991) 2016-05-27 1:06

Ciao Stephen, great POV on fantastic architecture, excellent perspective, wonderful colors and splendid light, very well done, my friend, have a good week end, ciao Silvio

alvaraalto (42842) 2016-05-27 1:51

Hello Stephen,
I see it was a wrong decision not to go inside the church. Fortunately we have TE-members with better ideas, so we can see what we have missed and now not have missed any longer for we can enjoy this marvelous picture with its interesting POV
Groet Rob

pajaran (117113) 2016-05-27 2:01

Dobar dan.
Interesantan i lep pogled, dobar tekst ...
Dobar rad i kompozicija, lepo pokazano, dobar kontrast i perspektiva, lepe boje.
Lepa unutrasnjost kupole.
Imajte lep i uspesan dan, sve najbolje za vikend, srecno.
Paja.

Good day.
Interesting and beautiful view, a good text ...
Good work and compositions, beautifully shown, good contrast and perspective, beautiful color.
Beautiful interior of the dome.
Have a nice and successful day, all the best for the weekend, good luck.
Paja.

Nicou (193814) 2016-05-27 4:54

Hello

quelle mise en valeur de ce dôme merveilleux quelle architecture et vue quel rendu sur ce colonnes qui nous mènent au sommet vers la belle lumière grandiose.
Bravo et amitié
Nciou

jhm (211738) 2016-05-27 5:09

Hello Stephen,

An lovely angle with the opening in the dome above
An excellent detail view too.
Sharpness and clarity are perfect.
Very well done, TFS.

Have a nice weekend,
John.

Sergiom (117241) 2016-05-27 5:21

BOnjour Stephen

Quelle belle composition. C'est techniquement parfait et très impressionnant.J'aime la texture et la couleur du mur de brique tout autour et surtout le très beau rendu des détails. Superbe gestion de la lumière.

Amicalement

Serge

fabianoleite (13575) 2016-05-27 6:28

Hi, Stephen. If on the one hand the cathedrals are wonderful on the outside, on the inside they reveal wonderful and interesting views as well, and present a challenge to photographers, either in terms of light and of a right angle to shoot. Here you found a nice perspective looking up and showing this passage with magnificent light. The columns are interesting and take us back in time as well. Very nice work, congratulations!

tyro (30513) 2016-05-27 8:06

Hello Stephen,

Again a fascinating and informative note and a delightful photograph to accompany it.

Looking upwards in this tall tower has given you wonderfully strong perspective. I love the mixture of cool daylight at the top and the warmer artificial lighting below and the inner construction of vertical beams and round landings/staircases lends a delightful graphic quality to the image. Can you walk up the stairs and explore the higher levels here?

Superb!

Kind Regards,

John.

Fis2 (171991) 2016-05-27 8:13

Witaj Stephen!
Interesting interior.
Excellent POV and colors.
Good light and sharpness.
Well done.
Nice afternoon.

lousat (140026) 2016-05-27 10:53

Salut Steph,une perspective vraiment imposante en regardant vers le top de cette eglise,l'effect 3D est super et aussi la qualite' des details malgre' la difficile lumiere et les differents niveaux de la distance,super!! Bon WE et merci,Luciano

carlo62 (81265) 2016-05-27 15:53

Ciao Stephen
si è trattato di un progetto molto audace, ma che ha avuti successo, è interessante da vedere ed è funzionale.
Eccellente pov, la prospettiva è fantastica e la foto è originale.
Buon we
Carlo

Cricri (176) 2016-05-28 3:43

Hello Stephen
Excellente réalisation, tant dans le cadrage, la prise de vue , les couleurs et détails bien rendues, superbe
belle journée
cricri

pierrefonds (115596) 2016-05-28 4:36

Hi Stephen,

The upward point of view is giving perspective to the composition. It is also showing the etails of the interior of the cathedral. The surrounding light has a special effect on the colors. Have a nice day.

Pierre

willperrett (14215) 2016-05-28 5:46

Hello Stephen

Converging verticals, a sense of vertigo, again accentuated by your wide-angle. Excellent exposure as well.

Regards

Will

amaryllis (37047) 2016-05-28 6:15

Bonjour Stephen
un cadrage sublime de ce haut d'église avec une architecture remarquable, une lumière bien gérée
Ces colonnes sont superbes
Bravo pour le résultat obtenu
Juliette

cornejo (61504) 2016-05-29 4:56

Hi Stephen, very good picture of this interesting look up. Very well captured in this interesting image with good sharpness, depth, beautiful light, color and quality. Very good and interesting work perfectly realized, my congratulations my friend. Thanks for sharing this beautiful work.

Good afternoon and happy start to the week.
Warm greetings from southern Spain.
Angel.

Graal (103040) 2016-05-29 8:14

Hello Stephen,
interesting view and place. I like the perspective and details of architecture. Good presentation.
Have a nice evening.
Aleksander

berek (50518) 2016-05-29 22:15

Dear Stephen
What a beautiful composition. Technically perfect and very impressive. I love the texture and color of the brick wall all around and especially the beautiful rendering of details.

Greetings
Burak

ChrisJ (172436) 2016-05-30 1:35

Hello Stephen

A superb upward pov towards the dome. Good sharpness and perspective. Excellent accompanying note explaining the history. I like the radial patterns of the lines. Tfs!

ourania (51103) 2016-06-09 13:47

Hello Stephen,
the architecture and the perspective of your composition are absolutely fascinating, there are some striking features that have immediate impact and lots of details and textures that we discover gradually. I also enjoy very much the play of light and shadow, the apparent symmetry and the lovely warm palette they create. Congratulations and thank you!
All the best, have a good night,
Ourania