Name of Object:

St. George Church

Other name of the Object (second name):

Street façade after restoration

Location:

Berlin, Germany

Holding Institution:

Museum of Islamic Art at the Pergamon Museum, State Museums

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Date of Object:

Contemporary photo (2004)

Author:

Monsignor Joseph Debs

Description:

Built by Monsignor Joseph Debs, the neo-classical cathedral was inspired by the largest Catholic Marian church in Rome, the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore, and bears great resemblance to it. The construction of this church, dedicated to patron saint St George, was finished in 1894. Heavily hit and looted (including an important Delacroix painting of St Georges) during the Lebanese civil war it was finally restored and re-inaugurated in April 2000.

Type of Object

Photograph

Citation of this web page:

Stefan Weber "St. George Church" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2026.
https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;de;12;en

Prepared by: Stefan Weber

MWNF Working Number: DE 012