▁Braun ▁started ▁a ▁fund - ra ising ▁campaign , ▁also ▁attended ▁by ▁Grand ▁Duch ess ▁V era ▁Constantin ov na ▁of ▁Russia , ▁the ▁nie ce ▁and ▁ad op te e ▁of ▁the ▁late ▁Wür ttemberg ian ▁Queen ▁Ol ga ▁and ▁King ▁Charles ▁I , ▁to ▁collect ▁the ▁needed ▁funds , ▁with ▁Braun ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁themselves ▁don ating ▁ 2 5 , 0 0 0 ▁marks . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁authorities ▁recogn ised ▁the ▁construction ▁site ▁in ▁then ▁Wilhelm straße ▁( today ' s ▁Re ch ov ▁Be er - H of mann ▁# 1 5 ) ▁as ▁religious ▁property , ▁including ▁its ▁liber ation ▁from ▁property ▁tax ▁. ▁ ▁After ▁Jerusalem ' s ▁Association ▁threatened ▁to ▁choose ▁another ▁architect , ▁if ▁Gro th ▁would ▁not ▁down size ▁his ▁plans ▁to ▁a ▁less ▁cost ly ▁project , ▁Gro th ▁provided ▁plans ▁for ▁a ▁che aper ▁church ▁at ▁the ▁begin ▁of ▁ 1 9 0 3 . ▁Jerusalem ' s ▁Association ▁then ▁commission ed ▁the ▁architect ▁and ▁Tem pler ▁Benjamin ▁Sand el ▁( 1 8 7 7 – 1 9 4 1 ), ▁then ▁leading ▁the ▁constru ctions ▁of ▁the ▁H ag ia ▁Maria ▁S ion ▁Ab bey ▁in ▁Jerusalem ▁and ▁son ▁of ▁the ▁late ▁The odor ▁Sand el , ▁as ▁super visor , ▁and ▁the ▁Tem pler ▁Johannes ▁W enn ag el ▁( 1 8 4 6 – 1 9 2 7 ) ▁from ▁Sar ona ▁as ▁building ▁contract or , ▁starting ▁exc av ation ▁on