Dresden in what was then East Germany November 1989 The streets of Dresden, Saxony, in former East Germany photographed in the week following the fall of the Wall in Berlin, November 1989. The Catholic Hofkirche is on the right and the ruins of the Residenzschloss is centre photographed from the Augustusbrucke over the River Elbe. Wikipeadia: Dresden has a long history as the capital and royal residence for the Electors and Kings of Saxony, who for centuries furnished the city with cultural and artistic splendour. The city was known as the Jewel Box, because of its baroque and rococo city cent
Dresden in what was then East Germany November 1989 The streets of Dresden, Saxony, in former East Germany photographed in the week following the fall of the Wall in Berlin, November 1989. The Catholic Hofkirche is on the right and the ruins of the Residenzschloss is centre photographed from the Augustusbrucke over the River Elbe. Wikipeadia: Dresden has a long history as the capital and royal residence for the Electors and Kings of Saxony, who for centuries furnished the city with cultural and artistic splendour. The city was known as the Jewel Box, because of its baroque and rococo city centre. The controversial American and British bombing of Dresden in World War II towards the end of the war killed approximately 25,000, many of whom were civilians, and destroyed the entire city centre. After the war restoration work has helped to reconstruct parts of the historic inner city, including the Katholische Hofkirche, the Zwinger and the famous Semper Oper.
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Location: Dresden, Germany
Photo credit: © BRIAN HARRIS / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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