Dresden's Frauenkirche is the symbol and visible centre of the city, but is also a war memorial. The Baroque church impressively characterises Dresden’s skyline.
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91 metres high, weighing 59,000 tonnes. Almost everything can be expressed in figures. Even the reconstruction of the Frauenkirche.
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Some 60 years after its destruction, the rebuilt Frauenkirche has been consecrated. Tens of thousands followed the service and celebrated a "Celebration of Joy".
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An official service accompanied the erection of the cupola and cross on 22 June 2004. Thousands of Dresden locals and guests attended this historic event.
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Thousands of people came to Dresden's Neumarkt on 22 June 2004 – and were overwhelmed. "Their" Frauenkirche had finally been crowned, and its bells tolled for the coronation.
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It resisted one war, but collapsed after the bombs of February 1945. Until then, the Frauenkirche had been world-famous as a Baroque masterpiece since 1743. More information about their history you can find here.
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