[ Sept.2015 ] In Dresden in Germany, we stayed in a room from which we could see the Frauenkirche, one of the most important symbols of the city, but it wasn’t until the fourth day that we went into the church.
The design of the church was quite different from the others.
It was round and there were many windows, just like the ones at home.
The original of this church was built in the 18th century as the largest Protestant church in the country.
However, in February 1945, it was completely destroyed by the air strikes from the Allied Forces, which is highly controversial.
During the era of East Germany, the debris was left as it was as a monument to the misery of the war.
After East and West Germany united, the reconstruction movement started and they raised money by selling souvenirs made from the debris.
In 1993, they started taking the debris away and building exactly the same church as before.
It was completed in 2004.
Apparently, 45% of the current church was made up of the parts of the old one.
On top of the church, there is a 6 metre tall gilded cross, which was donated by a British supporting organisation.
The son of a pilot who bombed Dresden in 1945 was one of the people who made this cross.
