Frauenkirche

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The Frauenkirche is a renowned Baroque Lutheran church in Dresden, Germany, reconstructed after its destruction in World War II and now serving as a major symbol of reconciliation and the city’s skyline.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Frauenkirche canonical 3
Frauenkirche (Dresden) 2
Frauenkirche, Dresden 2

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Baroque church
Lutheran church
landmark
reconstructed building
architect George Bähr NERFINISHED
architecturalStyle Baroque
surface form: Baroque architecture
belongsToParish Evangelisch-Lutherische Innenstadtgemeinde Dresden
country Germany
currentUse concert venue
parish church
tourist attraction
dateOfDestruction February 1945
dedicatedTo Virgin Mary
denomination Evangelical Lutheran
destroyedInEvent bombing of Dresden
surface form: Bombing of Dresden in World War II
domeType stone dome
fundingSource citizen initiatives
international donations
hasDome yes
hasOrgan yes
hasTower yes
hasViewpoint dome viewing platform
height approximately 91 m
heritageDesignation cultural monument of Dresden
locatedIn Dresden
Saxony
surface form: Free State of Saxony

Germany
locatedInOldTown Dresden
surface form: Dresden Altstadt
material sandstone
nativeName Frauenkirche self-linksurface differs
nativeNameLanguage de
nearbyLandmark Dresden Castle
Neumarkt square in Dresden
Semperoper
notableEvent annual ecumenical services for peace
notableFeature contrast of dark original stones and light new stones in façade
originalConstructionEnd 1743
originalConstructionStart 1726
reconsecrationDate 30 October 2005
reconstructionEnd 2005
reconstructionMethod anastylosis
reconstructionStart 1994
religion Protestant Christianity
surface form: Protestantism
symbolOf Dresden skyline
German reunification era
reconciliation
translationOfName Church of Our Lady
usesOriginalStones yes
visitorAttractionStatus major tourist attraction in Dresden

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dresden hasLandmark Frauenkirche
Frauenkirche nativeName Frauenkirche self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Frauenkirche (Dresden)
Brühl's Terrace near Frauenkirche
this entity surface form: Frauenkirche, Dresden
Dresden Castle nearby Frauenkirche
this entity surface form: Frauenkirche, Dresden
Altstadt contains Frauenkirche
subject surface form: Altstadt (Dresden)
this entity surface form: Frauenkirche (Dresden)
Altstadt hasReligiousBuilding Frauenkirche
subject surface form: Altstadt (Dresden)
this entity surface form: Frauenkirche (Dresden)