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Place of worship · Berlin
Ludwigskirche
Sankt Ludwig
Reviewed by Elena Voss · Roavina Travel Editor
Opening hours
| Sunday | 09:00 – 19:00 |
|---|---|
| Monday | 09:00 – 19:00 |
| Tuesday | 09:00 – 19:00 |
| Wednesday | 09:00 – 19:00 |
| Thursday | 09:00 – 19:00 |
| Friday | 09:00 – 19:00 |
| Saturday | 09:00 – 19:00 |
Checked 2026-09-02 · Source
- Today
- Open today, 09:00 – 19:00
- Visit duration
- 30 min
- Accessibility
- Not recorded
- Price
- Not recorded
- Standing
- High · Heritage site
- Rank
- Rank 306 of 18,023
Place details and sources
This place is a Place of worship. It was established in 1897. It was built in the Gothic Revival style. It was designed by August Menken. It is built of brick. It carries the architectural heritage monument heritage designation.
- Official website
- www.sanktludwig.de Wikidata · Checked 2026-09-09
- Telephone
- +49308859590 OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
- Address
- Ludwigkirchplatz, 13, 10719, Berlin, DE OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
- Wheelchair access
- Available OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
- Building
- Church OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
- Heritage grade
- Grade 4 OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
- Type of place
- Place of worship OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
- Established
- 1897 Wikidata · Checked 2026-09-09
- Heritage designation
- architectural heritage monument Wikidata · Checked 2026-09-09
- Architectural style
- Gothic Revival Wikidata · Checked 2026-09-09
- Religion
- Christian OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
- Denomination
- Roman Catholic OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
- Material
- brick Wikidata · Checked 2026-09-09
- Architect
- August Menken Wikidata · Checked 2026-09-09
About Ludwigskirche
Ludwigskirche, also called Sankt Ludwig or St. Ludwig, is a Roman Catholic parish church in Berlin-Wilmersdorf. The church was designed by architect August Menken and built between 1895 and 1897; it was dedicated on 29 June 1897. Its red-brick exterior follows North German Brick Gothic traditions, while the building has a cruciform, three-aisled basilica plan with numerous additions and small towers.
The church was conceived in 1891 as a memorial to Ludwig Windthorst, a Centre Party politician and member of the Reichstag who supported the project. Its name also refers to Windthorst’s patron saint, Louis IX of France. Lily motifs appear repeatedly in the church, including in the altar-area mosaics, lectern benches, monstrance and vestments. The building stands on Ludwigkirchplatz, near Pariser Straße and Pfalzburger Straße, in the Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf district. It is listed as a protected architectural monument by Berlin’s heritage authority. The parish currently identifies the church as a place open daily for silent prayer; visitors should expect worship and parish activity rather than a museum-style attraction.
Practical details
- Website
- https://www.sankthelena.de/
- Phone
- +49 30 8859 590
- Full address
- Ludwigkirchplatz 10, 10719 Berlin, Germany
- Sunday
- 09:00 – 19:00
- Monday
- 09:00 – 19:00
- Tuesday
- 09:00 – 19:00
- Wednesday
- 09:00 – 19:00
- Thursday
- 09:00 – 19:00
- Friday
- 09:00 – 19:00
- Saturday
- 09:00 – 19:00
Sources
- de.wikipedia.org
- denkmaldatenbank.berlin.de
- www.berlin.de
- www.sankthelena.de
- www.sankthelena.de
- www.sankthelena.de
- www.sankthelena.de
Checked 2026-09-02
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Within 17 min on foot-
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14 min walkTheater des Westens
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Source: OpenStreetMap contributors, Wikidata ·