Eyewitness: Dresden, 1952

People remove debris from Münzgasse Strasse in front of the Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady). It was destroyed in February 1945 when allied planes dropped 650,000 bombs, creating a firestorm that killed 25,000 people. Reconsecrated in 2005 after more than a decade and €180m (£150m) of reconstruction work, the church has become a symbol of conciliation Illustration: Slub Dresden/AFP