The reconstruction of the iconic Baroque church began in 1993, led by the Dresden Trust, of which Edward is the royal patron. The church was left in ruins as a memorial to the conflict for more ...

Dresden in ruins after the Second World War bombing (Prisma by Dukas Presseagentur GmbH/Alamy/PA) The devastating two-day attack by RAF Bomber Command began on February 13 1945 and saw 4,000 ...

Under the communist regime of East Germany, residents of Dresden lived their lives amid ruins Credit: Getty German reunification, in 1990, dramatically accelerated this restoration process ...

The church was left in ruins as a memorial to the conflict for ... returned to its former glory in 2005 with support from the Dresden Trust. The rebuilt cross and orb which sits on top of the ...

“As patron of the Dresden Trust, this is very close to my ... The church was left in ruins as a memorial to the conflict for more than half a century, representing, for some, a symbol of the ...

Dresden’s population in 1945 was estimated ... and riding trolleys advancing precariously through canyons of ruins, on tracks ordinary people had cleared or rebuilt. Later, they also lived ...