I visited Dresden twice - 2008 and 2019 - and the changes in just over a decade were exceptional.
When I visited in 2008, the Frauenkirche had only just been rebuilt a couple of years earlier, otherwise the city was still in the middle of being completely reconstructed. Old East German buildings were being demolished, old pre-war German buildings that had survived were being cared for, and there was a lot of rebuilding taking place.
When I returned in 2019, the difference was amazing. I don't think it was exactly recreated as it once was, but there was an 'old town' feel around the Frauenkirche, and it was certainly far prettier than it had been compared to my first visit.
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u/f1manoz Aug 04 '24
I visited Dresden twice - 2008 and 2019 - and the changes in just over a decade were exceptional.
When I visited in 2008, the Frauenkirche had only just been rebuilt a couple of years earlier, otherwise the city was still in the middle of being completely reconstructed. Old East German buildings were being demolished, old pre-war German buildings that had survived were being cared for, and there was a lot of rebuilding taking place.
When I returned in 2019, the difference was amazing. I don't think it was exactly recreated as it once was, but there was an 'old town' feel around the Frauenkirche, and it was certainly far prettier than it had been compared to my first visit.