Christine L.
Yelp
While they are not currently open, they do hold sermons on the important days with very limited seating to try to maintain social distancing. They are currently asking for donations for maintenance fees that are usually paid through revenue generated by visitors.
When it was open, the Berlin Cathedral (Berliner Dom) entrance fee was 7€. I do not know if this will change, but hopefully not. It isn't a museum itself, so city museum passes you could use for the rest of Museum Island won't work. However, if you want some history and artifacts of the Cathedral, there is a small museum upstairs. Big bags aren't allowed in there, so you'll have to check it into the storage/locker room that's kind of across from the visitor's entrance. The automated lockers will cost you a few euros and are limited, with a few different sizes to accommodate everything from backpacks to luggage.
Besides attractions in the cathedral, there is the Dom Café set up outside one of the cathedral's side exit. I specifically remember wandering out and up a staircase behind the café cart after seeing the crypts. It's just off the side of the building and a kind of portable, outdoor thing where they set up chairs and tables and you can get drinks from the little, sleek cart that has "Dom Café" labeled across the front panel. I would have loved to sit down and people-watch there if we had the time.
One of the main attractions is the climb up to the cathedral's dome, which is around 350-ish(?) steps (STEPS, not necessarily stairs, or at least according to the signs). It's not a straight-up continuous walk, and you'll get a chance to see both inside and outside of the cathedral from the hallways you'll walk through in between staircases. Would definitely recommend because you get a closer look at that glorious dome ceiling. The lower staircases are modern, but they get narrower and older as you ascend, so watch yourself because we had someone bang their knee climbing up. Once you get to that relatively roomy outside walkway, you'll get a close look at all the statues, but they also have barred windows facing inwards so you can look inside as well as over the city.
Berlin Cathedral is a historic and religious site as an active parish located on Museum Island. It's technically been around since the 15th century, though the building itself is a lot younger. The art of the place is breathtaking. Having run up the stairs and take shelter under the overhang during a rainy day, I thought the mosaics overhead was just gorgeous. I also was really excited about the Hohenzollern crypt. That is just the entirety dynasty of royals who changed so much of the face of Europe. Overall, this place took my breath away in multiple aspects, so I definitely recommend visiting when things are back to normal.
