Sacred Heart Church (Berlin)

The Sacred Heart Church (Herz-Jesu-Kirche) is a Catholic church located in Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg, externally built in Neo-Romanesque style. Designed by Christoph Hehl, professor of medieval architecture, the building was completed after 16 months of constructions in 1898. The Neo-Byzantine-style murals inside the church were done by Friedrich Stummel.

Themes of the murals
The murals of the church:
 * Choir:
 * Apse: Jesus as Christ Pantocrator, above the Hand of God
 * Ceiling of the choir: Sacred Heart, carried by two angels
 * Walls of the choir: Angels carrying Instruments of the Passion
 * Arch of the choir:
 * Risen Christ with two adoring angels
 * Saints of the local parish: Meinrad of Einsiedeln, Aloysius Gonzaga, Elizabeth of Thuringia, Teresa of Ávila
 * On the archway (left and right):
 * Ecclesia and Synagoga
 * John the Baptist and Simon Petrus
 * John the Evangelist and Paul the Apostle
 * Dome:
 * Lamb of God with the Seven seals and a vexillum, adored by 24 presbyters
 * Spandrels (left and right): The Prophets Malachi, Isaia, Ezekiel and Jeremiah
 * Eastern transept:
 * Mary, Mother of Jesus with two angels, the saints Agnes of Rome, Gertrude of Nivelles and Saint Monica, her son Augustine of Hippo and the saint Hedwig of Silesia
 * Western transept:
 * Saint Joseph, Alphonsus Liguori, Pope Leo I, the Doctor of the Church Augustine of Hippo and Bernard of Clairvaux
 * Under the transept:
 * East side: Doubting Thomas with Jesus
 * West side: Simon Petrus sinking in the water, Jesus walking on water
 * East side of nave: Jesus and the Samaritan woman at the well
 * West side of nave: The sinner washing the feet of Jesus
 * Western wall of the central transept: Crucifixion of Jesus
 * Eastern wall does not have any murals
 * Nave:
 * West side: Jesus as a friend of the children
 * Ostseite: Jesus is healing and comforting the needy