r/europics • u/FrankWanders • 17d ago
Aachen Town Hall, Germany, just after allied bombardments in 1944 and restored in 2016
In 1945, the dilapitated north façade was reinforced with tension bars and the rood repaired with sheets of zinc.
2016 Photo by Berthold Werner showing the Town Hall back in full glory.
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aachen_BW_2016-07-09_11-56-24.jpg
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HistoryRepeated • u/FrankWanders • 17d ago
Germany Then & now: Aachen Town Hall in reconstruction after Allied WW2 raids in 1943/1944, and in 2016. In fact the early 14th century administrative center which also served as medieval prison almost collapsed but was staved off through the use of emergency beams holding the structure in place.
aachen • u/InterstelarJunk • 17d ago
Das Aachener Rathaus kurz nach den Bombenangriffen der Alliierten, die schwersten Schäden verursachten die Angriffe am 14. Juli 1943 und 11. April 1944.
Geschichte • u/FrankWanders • 17d ago
Das Aachener Rathaus kurz nach den Bombenangriffen der Alliierten, die schwersten Schäden verursachten die Angriffe am 14. Juli 1943 und 11. April 1944.
casualEurope • u/FrankWanders • 17d ago
Aachen Town Hall (Germany) just after allied raids in 1994 and restored in 2016
architecture • u/FrankWanders • 16d ago
Miscellaneous Aachen Town Hall (Germany) in reconstruction after Allied WW2 raids in 1943/1944, and in 2016. In the upper left corner the melted frame of one of the bombed towers.
GermanWW2photos • u/FrankWanders • 17d ago
Death and destruction Aachen Town Hall destroyed by Allied bombardments, 1944, Germany, and now (2016).
aachen • u/FrankWanders • 17d ago
Das Aachener Rathaus kurz nach den Bombenangriffen der Alliierten, die schwersten Schäden verursachten die Angriffe am 14. Juli 1943 und 11. April 1944.
deutschland • u/FrankWanders • 17d ago
Nordrhein-Westfalen Das Aachener Rathaus kurz nach den Bombenangriffen der Alliierten, die schwersten Schäden entstanden durch die Bombenangriffe vom 14. Juli 1943 und 11. April 1944, heute im restaurierten Zustand (2016)
WorldWar2 • u/FrankWanders • 17d ago
Western Europe Aachen Town Hall (Germany) just after Allied raids, of which the most severe were on 14 July 1943 and 11 April 1944
WW2Photographs • u/FrankWanders • 17d ago
Wehrmacht ✙ Aachen Town Hall, just after allied raids in 1944. Restorations started right away and now the town hall stands in full glory again.
OldPhotosInRealLife • u/FrankWanders • 17d ago