Overview
- Dresden marks the 20th anniversary of the church’s 30 October 2005 reconsecration, reaffirming its status as a symbol of reconciliation.
- Reconstruction formally began in 1994, integrating thousands of recovered stones with traditional baroque building methods under engineer Eberhard Burger.
- About two‑thirds of the project’s cost was raised privately, including support from Nobel laureate Günter Blobel, with city, state and federal funds covering the remainder.
- Current coverage spotlights ongoing conservation and maintenance needs, reflecting the landmark’s long history of structural care.
- New accounts revisit signature moments, from a mass‑attended 2005 ceremony with President Horst Köhler to a previously unreported 2006 private visit by Vladimir Putin.