The Stone Bell

The Dresden Frauenkirche is fascinating. Its ambitious architecture, inviting interior, and the interplay of new and old make it a place of discovery.

Architecture

A central building with a square floor plan under a huge dome and everything made out of stone: unique!

History

The Frauenkirche looks back on a long and eventful history, which makes it what it is today.

Reconstruction

The Frauenkirche was built true to the original from a mountain of rubble.

Virtual Tour

You can also look around the Frauenkirche from afar. Please take a look!

Did You Know?

The name Frauenkirche ist nothing unsusual.
It translates as Church of Our Lady.

There are churches with this or a similar name in over 100 German cities.
The name refers to Mary, the mother of Jesus. The shortened name “Frauenkirche” was used in Dresden even after the Reformation.

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Statistics

Facts and figures

How big, how high, how heavy? Lovers of numbers and facts find them here.

Church Room

A Timeless Space

Architect Thomas Gottschlich explains what makes the inside of the church so special.

Lower Church

The Call from the Deep

The Anish Kapoor altar invites questions about its origin, function, and message.