"The highlight for me was to travel to Dresden and put the cross back," said Mr Smith. "It was very moving to see what it means to the people." Many Dresdeners wept as the Frauenkirche's bells ...

The 21ft (6.4m) gold cross sat uneasily in bright morning sunshine on the pavement alongside the Frauenkirche cathedral in central Dresden. Nearby, a huge crane waited to lift it into place on top of ...

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Show more In 2005 Dresden’s Lutheran church, the Frauenkirche, opened its doors to the public for the first time in 60 years. The Frauenkirche in the East German city of Dresden was destroyed in ...

The landmark Church of our Lady has been re-consecrated in the east German city of Dresden 60 years after being destroyed by Allied bombing. The charred remains of the Frauenkirche were left untouched ...

DRESDEN (dpa) – Some people call it Dresden’s “Miracle in Stone” when they refer to the reconstruction of the Frauenkirche (Church of our Lady) which British and American bombers flattened ...

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