Lawstud, I assume it was a complete rebuild. It looks a magnificent job.
Yes, except for one little Part on the other side, which you cannot see on this picture, which is originally.
To everyone here -the bombing of Dresden had no military use, they aimed for the heart of the city, not the barracs outside. The military outside of Dresden was not hit !!!!
Before you make further comments like : “Having also read the book “Dresden” by Frederick Taylor, and listened to his presentation it was a justifiable military target.” VISIT THE CITY -AND SEE FOR YOURSELF THAT THIS IS NOT TRUE !!- There were no military loses in Dresden only civilian and the famous old buildings. You can visit the old military facilities as well, there are on the edge of the town above the city -not being destroyed.
The tragody of Dresden was that it is located in a valley and so the nearly all of the city became a victim of the flames.
I have great emootional ties to Dresden, my family is originally from there. But all of my family survived the attack, which is good luck. My aunt is now married to a former B-17 Pilot and lives in the US. So I can understand both sides.
P.S. Queen Elizabeth II is doing a lot to help rebuilding the Frauenkirche. She will attend a benefit concert next week in Germany. By the way the metal work on top of the church was made by an english blacksmith, whose father was involved as a bomber crew member.
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