DRESDEN

Saxony, Germany (2006)

Dresden was founded in 1206, by Dietrich the Oppressed. In 2006, The city celebrated its 800th birthday.

HOFKIRCHE
Built between 1738 and 1751, The Hofkirche was severely damaged during the 1945 firebombing of Dresden. It was restored in the mid 1980s.


DRESDEN IN 1900

DRESDEN IN 1945
Between February 13 and February 15, 1945, Dresden was firebombed by the Royal Air Force and the United States Air Force, leaving the entire city in ruins.


"I really did go back to Dresden with Guggenheim money (God love it) in 1967. It looked a lot like Dayton, Ohio, more open spaces than Dayton has. There must be tons of human bone meal in the ground."
--Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse Five


Photo credit: Ruins of Dresden by Richard Peter, 1945.