Rob and Margot online

Not too shabby, eh?Zwinger on the right, Hofkirche (Dom/Cathedral) on the left. The Semper Opera house is out of view to the left of this point of view.

A sign-board showing a picture of the Frauenkirche before World War II.

The vertical banner shows a silhouette of one side of the Frauenkirche when it is complete. This scaffolding is huge, and is lifted as segments of the building are completed.

The fence bearing these signs surrounds a lot containing rows and rows of shelves bearing the painstakingly catalogued stones from the bombed church.

This website about the reconstruction of the Frauenkirche gives a fascinating view of the history and reconstruction of the Frauenkirche, a symbol and memorial to the devastation wrought by war.

The Dreikoenigskirche was nearly destroyed by the allied bombing. As a memorial, a new building was built around the shell of the old altar. Very powerful reminder of the destructive power of conventional weapons.

I have this sneaking feeling that the statue is flashing somebody. Perhaps this is the only form of protest one has when one can no longer hurl rotten fruit at one's political leaders.

In 1814, a flight of steps was built, connecting the Bruehl Terrace to the Schlossplatz, thus opening it up to the public. Up until that time, the terrace was a private retreat on the top of the ramparts that had been built for then Prime Minister Count Bruehl. Underneath the Terrace lay the vaults where European porcelain was ''discovered'' by ...