In 1891 the emperor William II gave the order for the construction of this church.  He dedicated it to his grandfather, William I.  The design was neo-norman/neo-romanesque and the grand structure was located in the center of Berlin.  In 1943 the church was heavilly damaged during the bombing of WW2.  The bell tower, which Berliners call "hollow tooth," is all that remains of the once-imposing church.  Rather than restore the building, Berliners wanted it left untouched as a reminder of the horrors of war.  An exhibition inside the old tower focuses on the devastation of World War II.  In the 1960s a conspicuous new complex, which is totally out of place, was constructed to the west of the old tower.