Lutheran Church of the Redeemer

Frommer's Review

Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany made his pilgrimage to Jerusalem in 1898 to dedicate the Church of the Redeemer, a Protestant Church just outside the gates to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. Ottoman Turkish permission to allow construction of a Protestant church at such a prestigious location symbolized the growing alliance between Germany and the Ottoman Empire, one that would continue through World War I. The church has become a venue for concerts and performances of organ music; the view from the tower (no elevator, and a steep climb of over 200 steps) is exceptional.

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