DRESDEN, Germany – For many, the restoration of Dresden’s domed 18th-century cathedral, wrecked by Allied bombs during World War II, is more than just the return of a cherished landmark: It is a ...
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Coventry finished a new cathedral in 1962, and 30 years later Dresden started rebuilding the Frauenkirche. Remarkably, the British city made a point of helping the German city. Few places are so ...
Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. About 60,000 people celebrated the reopening of Dresden's baroque cathedral on Sunday - 60 years after Allied bombs destroyed the ...
Fruitcake. It’s the butt of jokes this time of year. But in Dresden, Germany, fruitcake — or, more properly, stollen — is the food of kings. And the stuff of celebrations. On Dec. 3, Dresden honors ...
A British-made golden cross, partly paid for by Coventry Cathedral, now adorns the domed roof of the new Dresden Cathedral, almost 60 years after the old one was destroyed. A British-made golden cross ...
When the Allies bombed Dresden, Germany, during World War II, much of the city was left in ruins. The Church of Our Lady — a grand baroque building — fell after burning. Now, 60 years later, the ...
To many Americans, Dresden is one of those forgotten cities of the old East Germany. Others know it as the site of some of the heaviest Allied bombing during World War II. Happily, in the past dozen ...
2005-05-08 04:00:00 PDT Coventry, England-- Lady Godiva, the wife of Leofric, Earl of Mercia, is said to have ridden naked through the streets of Coventry in the 11th century. Today, the city of ...
Holger Apfel sits underneath a map of Germany showing its 1937 borders, including territories lost to Poland after the war. Germany has renounced any claim on these lands and you will not find maps ...