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Mosaik "Bergpredigt" im Hauptportal des Domes

Mosaic "Sermon on the Mount" in the Main Portal of the Cathedral

Arthur Kampf
1918/1925

Berlin / Mosaik "Bergpredigt" im Hauptportal des Domes

Description

Mosaic depicting the Sermon on the Mount, with inscription:

kommet her zu mir alle die ihr muehselig und beladen sein ich will euch frolicken
(Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest) (Matth. 11:28)

Sculptures at the Berlin Cathedral

The Berlin Cathedral has an extensive sculpture program which is shown on this website in seven different pages.

We visited the Cathedral on 31 August 2022. Because of construction works it was not possible to make photos of several of the statues.

Bronze Doors at the Main Portal,
Mosaic "Sermon on the Mount" in the Main Portal,
Statues of the Four Evangelists on the West Facade,
Luther Reliefs on the West Facade of the Cathedral
Christ and the Apostles on the West Facade,
Bronze "Reconciliation Door" at the South Portal,
The Sovereign's Virtues at the Cathedral.

Sculptor

Arthur Kampf (Aachen 1864 - Castrop-Rauxel 1950), German painter (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Berliner Dom.
Die Geschichte Berlins, Der Berliner Dom.

Locatie (N 52°31'8" - E 13°24'2") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: debe113; Photograph: 31 August 2022
Of each statue we made photos from various angles and also detail photos of the various texts.
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