During the Communist era, public sentiment kept the GDR government from taking away the rubble and making use of the site. A large effort was undertaken to rebuild the church after reunification, using the original plans. Reconstruction started in 1993 and was not completed until 2005. The cost was around 180 million Euros, and included a new 4,873 pipe organ.
Quite simply, the results are stunning and if you ever get to Dresden, this should be the absolute first thing on your list of places to visit.
This is a picture of the Frauenkirche (link to the Saxony website on the church in English) looking across the Neuemarkt square.
Looking towards the Frauenkirche from a park along the River Elbe.
The east side of the church, on the opposite side from the Neuemarkt.
There are at least 6 different levels inside the church that I could see. And none of these pictures even remotely do justice to the interior.
The other side of the interior.
Part of the dome.
Another part of the dome.
Another part of the dome.
And another part of the dome.
Part of the main alter area. It's incredibly ornate.
More of the alter area decorations.
More of the alter area decorations.
Part of the pipes for the organ.
And another view of some of the organ pipes.
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