The historic center of Dresden (1980-1989)

A view of the square from the window of the Dresden Gallery, a panorama of a display case with photographs documenting the rescue and restoration of paintings.

An interior view of the arch of the Dresden Gallery building, a panorama of the surviving inscription on the wall of the building by a Soviet sapper about the absence of mines.

A view of one of the historic buildings through the arch of the Dresden Gallery, people under the arch, a sign on the wall about the absence of mines made by a Red Army sapper, a panorama of the arch and the building behind the arch.

Sculptures and a statue on the surviving wall of the Dresden Castle-Residence after the American bombing in 1945, a panorama of empty window openings.

A statue and the city coat of arms on a surviving cornice, a panorama of a portion of the wall with surviving decorations.

A view of a portion of the dilapidated castle-residence.

The spire and frame of one of the castle's domes.

A view of one of the castle's towers and a portion of the surviving wall.

Views of the dilapidated castle-residence, a tower and remains of the walls.

Views of Dresden's historic buildings damaged by American air strikes in 1945. Cars on the square in front of the ruins of the Frauenkirche.

An angel on the dome of the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts behind the ruins of the Frauenkirche.

A monument to Martin Luther in front of the ruins of the Frauenkirche, with the dome of the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts in the distance.

The ruins of the Frauenkirche and the dome of the academy.

An angel on the dome of the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts.

A monument to Friedrich Augustus of Saxony in Dresden (the Golden Horseman).

Visitors in the halls of the Dresden Gallery, a panorama of paintings on the walls.

A tour in one of the gallery's halls, a guide explains one of the paintings.

Visitors examine the exhibition, a panorama of the memorial plaque with words of gratitude to the Soviet people in German and Russian.