The Frauenkirche in the center of the old town of the Saxon state capital of Dresden was designed by architect George Bähr and built from 1726 to 1743 in the Baroque style. During the Second World War, it was so severely damaged in the bombing raid of February 13-14, 1945 that it collapsed a day later. The GDR maintained the ruins as a memorial against war and destruction. Following the peaceful revolution and unification in 1990, cleanup and reconstruction began in 1993/1994, financed by sponsoring associations and donors from all over the world. The reconstruction was completed in 2005. The images show the church before and after reconstruction.