On October 30, 2005, the reconstruction of Dresden's Frauenkirche, destroyed in World War II, was completed after 60 years. Saxon regional bishop Jochen Bohl consecrated the late Baroque church. The event marked a milestone in German post-war history.
Dresden's Frauenkirche, a symbol of the city's destruction by Allied bombing in 1945, was reopened on October 30, 2005, after extensive reconstruction efforts. Sixty years after its destruction in World War II, the late Baroque church was completed. Saxon regional bishop Jochen Bohl performed the consecration, celebrating the end of a long-term project initiated by the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Saxony.
Reconstruction began in the 1990s and incorporated original rubble stones into the new structure to make history visible. It symbolized reconciliation and peace, particularly in the context of German-British relations. Today, the church serves as a place of worship and cultural events.
This event features in the calendar entry for October 30 alongside other historical dates, such as the capture of a serial rapist in 2000 in Godshorn near Hannover or the 1995 Quebec referendum where the province remained with Canada. Other notables: The German Spacelab mission in 1985 with astronauts Reinhard Furrer and Ernst Messerschmid, and Tsar Nicholas II's October Manifesto in 1905.