Fragment from Frauenkirche, Dresden, Germany
Item
Identifier
2024.023
Title
Fragment from Frauenkirche, Dresden, Germany
Type
Date
1726-1743
Creator
Georg Bähr
Culture
Description
Original fragment of the Baroque church Frauenkirche, with scorched surface on one side. Original church destroyed in firebombing of Dresden, February 13-14, 1945, by British and US air forces. Purchased in the church gift shop "kleine stein."
Measurements
Height: 2 in. (5 cm) weight: 7 oz, (200 gr)
Medium
Sandstone
Subject
architecture; rocks; materials; stone
Source
Gift of Dr. Craig Zabel
Copyright statement
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