Gendarmenplatz, Berlin Berlin picture - There are three architectural masterpieces on this square, the German and French cathedrals and the Schauspielhaus. This is the Franzoesischer Dom (French Cathedral), built for the Huguenot community, invited to Berlin following the revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685. The Edict had previously guaranteed religious tolerance to French protestants.
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There are three architectural masterpieces on this square, the German and French cathedrals and the Schauspielhaus. This is the Franzoesischer Dom (French Cathedral), built for the Huguenot community, invited to Berlin following the revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685. The Edict had previously guaranteed religious tolerance to French protestants.