The cemetery at the Witte Road was established on about 2 acres of grounds that the Russian Orthodox Brotherhood of St.

Until then, Orthodox Christians were primarily buried on existing mostly Protestant Berlin cemeteries.

The gateway is covered by a beautiful carved roof, under which the nine cemetery bells are housed.

The cupolas are crowned with orthodox crosses, which tower above small crescent moons in memory of old religious wars.

The church was designed and built by Albert Bohm, a member of the Prussian court architectural board.