Their Imperial and Royal Highnesses Prince Georg Friedrich and Princess Sophie of Prussia attended a ceremonial church service on Sunday, marking the reopening of the Hohenzollern crypt at the Berlin Cathedral following an extensive restoration project.

The service formally concluded more than six years of conservation work on the dynastic burial site of the House of Hohenzollern. Located beneath Berlin Cathedral, the crypt contains 91 coffins dating from the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries and represents one of the most significant dynastic burial sites in Europe.

The renovation project, preceded by a lengthy planning phase, focused on structural stabilization, updated climate control systems designed to preserve historic sarcophagi, and improved accessibility for visitors.

The reopening was accompanied by a Protestant service reflecting the cathedral’s historic role as the court church of the Hohenzollern dynasty, which ruled as Kings of Prussia and, from 1871 to 1918, as German Emperors.

The reopening restores public access to a key site associated with Prussian and German dynastic history and forms part of ongoing efforts to preserve architectural and cultural heritage within the German capital.

Prince Georg Friedrich is the head of the House of Hohenzollern.