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Thread ID: 13165 | Posts: 1 | Started: 2004-04-13
2004-04-13 21:12 | User Profile
Modern technology allowed the construction of the church in 10 years rather than in 20 years for the construction of the first. Unfortunately, as we advance technologically, we regress culturally.
[I]Freie Presse Online
[SIZE=4]Last stone put into the Dresden Church of Our Lady[/SIZE]
Dresden (ddp-lsc). The stone construction of the Dresden Church of Our Lady has been completed. The last stone has been put into the shafts of the socalled latern above the cupola on Tuesday. The next stage will be accomplished on the 22nd of June according to the construction supervisor. Then the copper covered wooden bonnet together with its gold-plated tower cross will be lifted on the latern and finally crown the famous stone cupola. The baroque church building is scheduled to be officially opened in October 2005. After the removal of the debris in January 1993 the internationally supported construction project had been started at the end of May 1994 at the New Market in the historical center of Dresden.[/I]
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[SIZE=4]The Frauenkirche[/SIZE]
For over 200 years, the "Stone Bell" towered over the dome of the Frauenkirche in the inner city of Dresden. It gave the city a distinctive silhouette, until the bombings at the end of the Second World War destroyed the church. An intensive effort over the last few years to rebuild this world famous Protestant landmark gives justifiable hope that by the year 2006 -- the 800th anniversary of Dresden -- the Frauenkirche will again dominate the city's skyline.
The Frauenkirche is the work of the Dresden architect Georg Bähr (1666-1738), who was one of the greatest masters of German Baroque style. His design for the church captured the new spirit of the Protestant liturgy, in that altar, chancel, baptismal font, and organ were all centered directly in the view of the entire congregation, dominated by the bell-shaped stone dome.
Known as the "Stone Bell," the dome of the Frauenkirche rose above Dresden for over 200 years until it was bombed during World War II. The church is being reconstructed for Dresden's 800th anniversary in 2006. Georg Bähr (1666-1738), architect of the church, was one of the great German Baroque builders. In keeping with traditions of Protestant worship, he created a central structure with the altar, pulpit, baptismal font, and organ all located in full view of the congregation beneath the bell-shaped stone dome. The original drawing is inscribed with the handwritten approval of Count August Christoph von Wackerbarth, superintendent of Saxon architecture.
[URL=http://lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits/dres/dres10.html]Saxon State Library Exhibit[/URL]