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Church of Our Lady

Frauenkirche

The Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady) in Dresden is an 18th-century Lutheran church built in the Baroque style with a large concave stone dome. Designed by George Bähr and completed in 1743, it is a centrally planned church with the altar, pulpit and baptismal font arranged for full visibility of the congregation. The original was destroyed in 1945 and carefully reconstructed and reconsecrated in 2005.

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First raised

1726

Its prime

1743

Today

Restored

As it stood in 1743

What Church of Our Lady looked like in its prime.

A monumental Baroque central-plan church in warm Saxon sandstone, dominated by a concave, bell-shaped stone dome with a cylindrical drum and open lantern topped by a gilded orb and cross. The façade is articulated by high, narrow arched windows, paired pilasters, ornate cartouches and corner stair towers with decorative pinnacles; a round clock is set into the entablature beneath the dome. The massing reads as a square base pierced by tall vertical fenestration and crowned by the massive stone cupola.

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9 places to explore in 1743.

The record describes 9 distinct spots at Church of Our Lady, including 5 interiors: centralised nave under the dome, altar and chancel with relief, organ loft and choir gallery and more. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and explore every one, more scenes means more photos, more angles and more of the immersive experience.

Neumarkt approach and square viewWest main portal and oak entrance doorsFaçade clock and corner pinnaclesExterior stair tower (treppenturm)Centralised nave under the domeAltar and chancel with reliefOrgan loft and choir galleryEselsgang (walkway) between inner and outer shellsCrypt and vaulted chamber

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