I love the way they doesn't tear down the white building.

This is the second pic from Norway with no changes. Looks peaceful.

There are probably some crazy before and after photos of Dresden related to the war.

the most astonishing fact about the church is, that it lay in ruins after the WW2 for about 50 years during the time of the DDR (eastern germany, russian sector etc.) and got rebuild after the unification of germany!

The frauenkirche

Are those grey bricks ones from the original building?

But this is not about the statue, but about the reconstructed Frauenkirche

I think this is WWII, NOT THE 50'S

Don't start nothing and there won't be nothing.

Wow!

The building’s sandstone colouring in latter photo kind of makes older photo with War damage look better

Much better the after

Now how many of you think this is a statue of dr. King? ("I have a dream"). Honestly? #spoileralert: it's not

The war changed so many things.

This gives me hope for Syria.

I'm staggered that any city in Germany managed to rebuild after the Allies carpet and incendiary bombings. Millions were displaced and starving and yet the people found steel, cement, glass and craftspeople to rebuild. Extraordinary.

Looks as worth a visit

First Nazist in German History.

Oans, zwoa, gsuffa!

The before had beautiful buildings , but the fact that there are trees there now makes me feel it's changed for the good .

It's corner of Ratajczaka and Św. Marcin Streets. "Skrzyżowanie" means "crossroads" in Polish. :)

Context: Top photo is shortly before the Chernobyl meltdown (this is the nearby town where the employees and their families lived).

Sad...

...even the guy sitting there has changed...

The first picture is definitely not from 1900. Judging by the cars, it was taken around 1930. This is what the place actually looked like in 1900, before a fire destroyed the building in 1915: Moulin-Rouge-1.jpg

Looks like a fairytale.

restoration at its finest

Gorgeous.

The original construction was destroyed almost entirely in WWII. The current one was completed in 2005. The black bricks in the new church are some that were part of the original construction.

Awww, the old one looks more romantic

We can survive & rebuild from rubble.

Interesting how the original field boundaries ended up forming the streets and roads .

the quote on the sign is still valid...

I think it would look better without all these bikes, although it is a healthier way of getting around compared to cars tbh.

Neat as a pin

Looked way better before

It looks much better!

New Bridge looks a little bit sturdier

That globe is so cool! I wish it was still there!

This reminds me of Mr Darcy's house in Pride and Prejudice

Hey! who moved the chair???

Retained the cobblestones!

I assume this is a church? A church where they evidently don't want you to sit for very long...

Sad, beyond words.

It's a shame how a lot of the ornate detail gets lost when buildings are renovated

Those are some ugly benches.

Interesting how they put the attic into use by adding the dormers (when the roof was replaced?).

Beautifully preserved.

Top photo must show the destruction from the uprising mentioned a few photos earlier. Very interesting.

The flèche, a type of spire in the middle is restored around 1864 after it torned down in French Revolution.

Gee... Les Miserables anybody? To the barricades!

A better comparison would be a photo of the scene in 1945.