House of One
Ecumenical place of worship in Berlin, Germany, under construction
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The House of One is an ecumenical religious structure being built in Petriplatz, on Leipziger Strasse, Fischerinsel, Berlin, Germany. When completed, the building will be a house of prayer for three religions,[1] containing a church, a mosque, and a synagogue.[a] Colloquially, the building is called a churmosqagogue.[2]
| House of One | |
|---|---|
A model of the proposed building | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Ecumenical |
| Status | Under construction (as of June 2024[update]) |
| Location | |
| Location | Petriplatz, Leipziger Strasse, Fischerinsel, Berlin |
| Country | Germany |
| Architecture | |
| Architect | Kuehn Malvezzi |
| Type | Sacral architecture |
| Style | Modernist |
| Height (max) | 46 m (151 ft) (when complete) |
| Website | |
| house-of-one | |
Overview
The structure was designed by Kuehn Malvezzi in the Modernist style, and is being built on the site where St Peter's Church, (German: Petrikirche) a 13th-century Protestant church, the first in Berlin, was located from approximately 800 years. The church and associated square were heavily damaged during World War II and the former church was subsequently demolished in 1964 by the East German communist regime.[3]
The foundation stone was laid in May 2021. The project is expected to cost €47 million, of which the German Federal Government has provided €20 million, €10 million from the Berlin state government, €9 million via major donations, and the remainder through a broad community fundraising appeal.[4]
Gallery
St Peter's Church in the 19th century
The ruins of St Peter's Church, 1951
Publicity pavilion in the planned central space
Building site, with Fernsehturm Berlin
See also
Notes
- Despite claims to the be the world's first building accommodating multiple faiths, the House of Religions in Bern, Switzerland, opened in 2014, and the Tri-Faith Initiative in Omaha, Nebraska, opened in 2020. The Temple of All Religions in Kazan, Russia, and the Abrahamic Family House in Abu Dhabi, U.A.E., were also under construction, as of February 2021.[2]
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