st nicholas church is the symbol of the $989.00 peaceful revolution. a church best always been closer to the people than to those who were in power it dates back to the 12th century and was donated by like the citizens. in the 1980 s. this church was the only place where the people of life could speak openly about the conditions in east germany. open for everybody and that's the motto of st nicholas church starting in 1902 people were invited to peace prayers and in fall of 1909 thousands gathered here 1st they took part in discussions and then everybody went out into the streets to demonstrate against the east german regime. an exhibition in the church tells the story of the peace prayers east german citizens called for dialogue but the regime refused to listen anger and frustration grew the peace prayers played a major role. in keeping the people calm. the demonstrators carried their peaceful protest out of the church and into the city. this pillar reminds us that. before the fall of communism used to be great rundown and many houses were derelict it