Dresden is commonly referred to as the “Jewel Box” because of its baroque and rococo old town center. This town coherently fuses endless historical monuments, architecture, and museums.

Behind is the 18th century Zwinger palace; on the right, Dresden's 250-year-old cathedral. Four years ago, the United Nations' cultural body, UNESCO, added the city's vista to its World Heritage List.

In Dresden and Coventry, war destroyed two cathedrals but not human kindness. News. Home Page ; California; Election 2024; Housing & Homelessness; Politics; Science & Medicine; World & Nation; ...

When the Allies bombed Dresden, Germany, during World War II, much of the city was left in ruins. The Church of Our Lady -- a grand baroque building -- fell after burning. Now, 60 years later, the ...

How to spend the perfect day in Dresden, from gallery-hopping to baroque palace tours. Saxon puppetry, galleries and gardens: here's how to make the most of a short break in this German city.

Coventry Cathedral, one of the finest examples of 14th Century Ecclesiastic architecture, ... Allied bombing obliterated churches all over Germany too, including Dresden's lofty Frauenkirche.

The reconstruction of Dresden's famous cathedral is set to be crowned on Tuesday by a British-built cross. The 21ft (6.4m) gold cross sat uneasily in bright morning sunshine on the pavement alongside ...

For more than 50 years he cradled the image in his mind. It was always with him, in his dreams, in his heart. The image was of a cathedral, an 18th century baroque cathedral with fairy-tale spires ...

About 60,000 people celebrated the reopening of Dresden's baroque cathedral on Sunday - 60 years after Allied bombs destroyed the 18th-century church and its famous bell-shaped dome during World ...

A British charity helped raise funds to rebuild Dresden's cathedral "It changed my life. Afterwards my studies were over, my house was destroyed," she says. Mrs Sievers was a 20-year-old Red Cross ...

Bordered by the Elbe, Dresden's old town, a model of Baroque craftsmanship, offers beautiful sights on every corner.