The Christophoruskirche in the Berliner town of Friedrichshagen replaced the much smaller previous…read morevillage church in 1901 to accommodate the area's booming population around the turn of the century. Architect Jürgen Kröger chose this brick Neogothic style due to its widespread popularity across Prussia in the era of the Kaiser Wilhelm. In 1972, Cyclone Quimburga swept across Northern Europe, claiming the Christophoruskirche's round spire as well as an elderly woman struck by the steeple's collapse as victims. The gable roof that replaced the steeple was chosen for its superior structural stability.