Wender·Vista
Berlin Cathedral
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileGermany
on Museum Island, on the Spree, in central Berlin

Berlin Cathedral

— — the copper dome that found its green again.

— Where it lives

Not only on a wall.

A small tile on the nightstand catching the morning. A larger one above the fire. Yours, wherever you spend the slow hours.
— On the nightstand, a 6-inch on a walnut stand
— Among the books, a 6-inch leaning into the spines
— Beside the kettle, a 12-inch propped
— Down a quiet hall, an 18-inch floating off the wall
— Above the fire, the 24-inch in a walnut surround
— a note from the studio

“The big Hohenzollern church on the north end of Museum Island, finished in 1905 under Kaiser Wilhelm II. Italian High Renaissance on the outside, gold mosaic and a Sauer organ on the inside, and the family crypt below with about ninety burials. The dome took bomb damage in 1944 and was not fully restored until 1993. From the Lustgarten lawn the copper reads green against the Spree. — from the studio

from the studio
Berlin Cathedral
— bring it home

Berlin Cathedral, on ceramic.

Each tile is finished by hand in our Knoxville studio. Artwork is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, and rests beneath a thin glossy finish. The colour lives in the surface, not on top of it.

What kind of piece?
One tile — square or rectangle.
How big?
the popular one — counter, shelf, nightstand
6 × 6 in · 15 cm · 1.6 lb
Surface finish
A clear glossy finish — the artwork reads as if under resin. Ideal for show-pieces and framed wall art.
How it sits
A hidden cleat — sits ¼″ proud of the wall.
$58
Hand-finished and shipped from our studio at the foot of the Smokies. On your wall in about ten days.
— size
6 × 6 in
15 cm
— weighs
1.6 lb
solid in the hand
— surface
ceramic, hand-finished
art rests beneath a thin glossy finish
— from
Knoxville, TN
our family studio, at the foot of the Smokies
— start a Coaster Set

Pick any four 4-inch tiles — National Parks you've been to, a Smokies set, the four seasons of one place. $ for a set of , cork-backed, ready to live on the table.

— about Berlin Cathedral

The place, in three passes.

A little of what's known, in case you fall down the rabbit hole — or want to go see it yourself.
— the place

The Berliner Dom stands at the north end of Museum Island in central Berlin, facing the Lustgarten and the Spree. The current building was completed in 1905 to a design by Julius Raschdorff for Kaiser Wilhelm II, replacing a smaller Baroque cathedral that had served the Hohenzollern dynasty since 1747. The Italian High Renaissance and Baroque exterior rises about 98 metres to the top of the dome. It is the parish church of a Protestant congregation, not a Catholic cathedral, and sits within the UNESCO-inscribed Museumsinsel ensemble, listed in 1999.

— the stone

The exterior is Silesian sandstone over a brick core, with copper sheathing on the dome that has weathered to green. Inside, the main sermon hall holds about 1,500 seats under a coffered cupola decorated with mosaics by Anton von Werner showing the Beatitudes. The Sauer organ, built by Wilhelm Sauer in 1905, has 7,269 pipes across 113 stops and is one of the largest late-Romantic instruments in Germany. The Hohenzollern Crypt below holds about 94 sarcophagi and coffins of the royal family, from the 16th century to the early 20th.

— informed by Berliner Dom official
— the visit

The cathedral sits on Am Lustgarten on Museum Island in Mitte, reached by U-Bahn or tram to Hackescher Markt or by a short walk from the Brandenburg Gate. Visiting hours generally run 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays with shorter hours on Sundays around services; an admission fee covers the main church, the imperial staircase, the crypt, and the walk around the dome gallery, which gives a view across to the Fernsehturm and down the Unter den Linden. Worship services are free. Closures occur during major rehearsals and state events.

— informed by visitBerlin
— where
Germany · Mitte, Berlin
— position
52.5191° N · 13.4011° E
— the neighborhood

What's nearby.

A handful of named places within an hour's walk or short drive. Some we've already painted; some we will.
at the lake
Museum Island
museum quarter
at the lake
Lustgarten
lawn and square
1 km W
Brandenburg Gate
city gate
1 km NE
Fernsehturm
TV tower
N
Berlin Cathedral
Museum Island
Lustgarten
Brandenburg Gate
Fernsehturm
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Berlin Cathedral — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

On the north end of Museum Island in the Mitte district of Berlin, facing the Lustgarten lawn and the Spree river. The nearest stations are Hackescher Markt and Museumsinsel.

Protestant. It is the parish church of an Evangelical congregation, not a Catholic cathedral, and despite the name has never been the seat of a bishop. The Hohenzollern dynasty made it their court church.

The current building was completed in 1905 to a design by Julius Raschdorff for Kaiser Wilhelm II, replacing a smaller Baroque cathedral on the same site that had served the Hohenzollerns since 1747.

The cathedral rises about 98 metres to the top of the main dome. The dome was severely damaged by an Allied bomb in May 1944, and full restoration was not completed until 1993, nearly fifty years later.

The royal burial vault beneath the cathedral, holding about 94 sarcophagi and coffins of members of the Hohenzollern dynasty from the 16th century to the early 20th. It is open to visitors with the standard admission ticket.

Yes, as part of the Museumsinsel ensemble inscribed in 1999. The island also holds the Altes Museum, Neues Museum, Alte Nationalgalerie, Bode-Museum, and Pergamonmuseum, all built between 1830 and 1930.

— about the piece in your home

It has been a meaningful gift for customers from the city or the diaspora. The Dom is one of the images people carry of Berlin's skyline. A Small or Medium with a handwritten studio note travels well.

Yes. The piece honours both the Italian Renaissance silhouette and the 7,269-pipe Sauer organ inside. A Medium framed in dark wood works above a desk or a music-room console.

Classic European interiors with dark wood and brass, traditional study rooms with leather and oak, and jewel-tone maximalist spaces. The greens and warm sandstones settle into rooms that already lean rich.

Above a standard three-seat sofa, a single Large or a 4-tile Mural carries the wall. Above a console, a Medium sits at eye level. For a feature wall, the 9-tile Mural.

Yes, in the Dura Satin or Matte finish. Both are scratch-resistant and handle humidity. The Glossy finish is meant for framed wall pieces in living rooms and studies.

A soft microfibre cloth with plain water. No solvents, no abrasive pads. The colour lives inside the ceramic surface beneath a thin glossy finish, so it does not lift or fade.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is made in our family studio in Knoxville, Tennessee, with no outside licensing. Reid Wender curates the atlas and chooses each place that enters it.

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