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    The post-World War II reconstruction of Dresden, Germany
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    The post-World War II reconstruction of Dresden, Germany

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    1. Moosplauze on

      There is a wall fragment of the original church as a memorial site next to the Frauenkirche. The accompanying text of eyewitnesses describing how the church burned and slowly collapsed is heartbreaking.

    3. nac_nabuc on

      CMV: This is how we should have done it in all of Germany. Or at least regarding the basic urbanism (density, basic layout, mixed use, etc.) Nothing good came out of post-war architecture and city planning when you compared with modernized old stock. I’d say that even today, formal city planning is on overall more a net negative (because of its role in the housing shortage).

    4. Bigsshot on

      Kurt Vonnegut was there during the bombing in 1944. The way he wrote about it in several of his books is moving and impressive.

    5. stergro on

      It’s also touching to know that many of the donations for the reconstruction came from the United Kingdom.

    6. TheSuicidalYeti on

      I’ve been there and for me, it’s an ugly, way to expensive, building project, that could have been something better. I do understand that it’s a 1 to 1 replica of what it was before but in my opinion, this was just a waste of money and time.

    7. Jupitersd2017 on

      The bombing of Dresden was so unnecessary and heartbreaking, it’s amazing how they were able to rebuild

    9. Away-Activity-469 on

      Having recently travelled though various parts of East Germany i was surprised at how nice it was. Didnt get to Dresden, but many nice old squares and buildings all over. Throw a stick and you find a nice town with a bustling centre.

      In the uk we have maybe York, Chester and the Cotswolds. And thats your lot. All the rest wasn’t necessarily destroyed by the Luftwaffe, but by the 60s town planners.