Frauenkirche, Dresden, Germany
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member vraatja
N 51° 03.110 E 013° 44.490
33U E 411791 N 5656342
Stamp emitted in ocassion of reconsacration of famous church in 2005 completely davastaded during WWII raids and rebuilt faithfully to the original.
Waymark Code: WMA8T5
Location: Sachsen, Germany
Date Posted: 12/04/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member silverquill
Views: 134
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The Dresden Frauenkirche, a masterpiece of European architecture, was a central element of the city centre skyline for over 200 years.

The church was built between 1726 and 1743, under the supervision of architect George Bähr. The devastating bombing raids on Dresden in February 1945, however, were too much for even this impressive construction.

After the war, the scarred remains dominated the atmosphere of the city centre for almost 50 years.

It is thanks to the untiring efforts of committed local citizens that the Dresden Frauenkirche could be rebuilt faithfully to the original.

Following the ceremonial setting of the first stone in May 1994, the construction work continued unerringly. Stone by stone, with old and new in perfect harmony, the Frauenkirche grew slowly back to its former height.

It was initially planned to reconsecrate the church as part of the city jubilee celebrations in 2006. But thanks to the excellent progress made, the reconsecration was already possible at the end of October 2005!

The reconstruction costs of around 250 million DM for the Dresden Frauenkirche were paid almost exclusively from donations collected all over the world.
Stamp Issuing Country: Germany

Date of Issue: October 13, 2005

Denomination: 0.55 Euro

Color: multicolour printing

Stamp Type: Single Stamp

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