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St. Hedwig's is a Catholic cathedral in the centre of Berlin, nestling just behind the State Opera House on Unter den Linden. One online guide describes the building thus:

The façade is characterized by a simple plaster ashlar, high, unadorned Romanesque windows and an entablature running around the entire structure. The portico is accentuated architecturally, with its triangular gable supported by six Ionic three-quarter columns. The intercolumniation alternates between Romanesque portals and statue niches with vertical rectangular supraportals decorated with reliefs of scenes from the New Testament.

Sounds great doesn't it? Definitely worth a visit. However, the façade is currently undergoing restoration, and instead, visitors have to make do with this monstrosity:

Comments

[BiB]

I think I must have invented this now, as I can't find any photographic evidence, but I've got a feeling St. Hedwig's used to be a good bit bigger before the war and this is its post-bombing size. But maybe not. Still, thank heavens for small mercies. The ipod ad would have to be even bigger if that were the case.

Might you fancy a Bierchen with me and some of the other dirty foreigner bloggers one day (i.e. tomorrow)?

[Prof Shaun T Sheep]

That sounds like a nice idea - only thing is, I'm going away this afternoon until Monday. Is this some kind of regular meet up?

[BiB]

It is, it is. I'm just about to pop out to it. I'll let you know more when I'm not in such a rush.