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Franciscan
Monastery
St'
Michael's Church
The
Art's Ruin
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The Church of the Franciscan Monastery dating from the first half of the 14th century is the oldest and most beautiful Gothic building in Berlin. In 1574 the monastery was converted to a grammar
school. The school created its own dynasty of teachers, the Bellermanns and famous
pupils, like Friedrich Schleiermacher, Karl Friedrich Schinkel* and Otto von
Bismarck. The school continues to this day and its legendary reputation is still cultivated elsewhere in the
city. In 1945 the church was badly damaged and after the War, it was kept as a
ruin. A group of people who founded the Klosterruine e.V in 1992 has launched the “Ungeschützte Theater”
(Exposed theatre) in the extensive remains of the brick church and organizes open-air music and theatre performances during the summer months.The dramatic impact of the ruin is heightened even more by the proximity of Alexanderplatz. Through the open roof and the holes in the
walls, one looks directly at the giant shape of the television tower. From the monastery church, a pleasant path leads to Waisenstrasse along remains of the old city wall, past the historic restaurant “Zur letzen Instanz” and over the cemetery of the Parochialkiche to that other magnificent church
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