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4 unusual facts about Dresden Frauenkirche


Dresden Frauenkirche

In 1736, famed organ maker Gottfried Silbermann built a three-manual, 43-stop instrument for the church.

Architectural historian, Mark Jarzombek complained that unidentifiable parts of the ruins were placed in arbitrary locations in the new building.

Using original plans from builder Georg Bähr in the 1720s, reconstruction finally began in January 1993 under the direction of church architect and engineer Eberhard Burger.

Jochen Bohl

One of his most memorable moments was the reconsecration of the rebuilt Frauenkirche in Dresden in October 2005.


Eberhard Burger

He is particularly active in Dresden, overseeing construction of the new Zionskirche and serving as Director of Construction for the rebuilding of the Frauenkirche from 1996 to 2005 and from 2001 to present as chairman of the Dresden Frauenkirche Foundation (Stiftung Frauenkirche Dresden).


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