This is probably the biggest reconstruction project in Germany right now. The area around the Frauenkirche will be rebuilt in a classic and modern way which means that most buildings will be reconstructed along with some modern additions.
shocking facts that show just how "honorable" victors in war were. It does beg the question 'who were the bad guys?'
I can understand why the Neumarkt leaves an artificial impression for some visitors and locals. It's still not the thriving urban city center which it is supposed to become. But at least the current architecture provides a very good groundwork upon which a new and thriving city center might be created in the years to come. New shops and pubs could open and some of them might become also very attractive for locals. More accommodations, museums, libraries cinemas might be built and are needed. And the city should accommodate more of it's administration in the city center so that the center becomes important for a Dresdner's daily life.
I just think you have to give Dresden's new center some time and it will start to flourish.
The city is full aware that the city center doesn't attract to many locals and just recently cunducted a survey about how to make the Neumarkt more lively and attractive for inhabitants. The main answer given was to built more apartments.
I personnally believe the survey results are valid. The original neumarkt area of conconcentrated 3-5 story houses were mostly apartments on the upper 2-3 floors. It would be great if the Parnaischer platz area would be rebuilt with baroque style apartment row houses with a longer range plan to convert the buildings along wilsdruffer str to the same.
Someone local needs to confirm, but my experience is that most of the space are hotels rooms and offices. One property offers an extended stay option, but not truly a long term apartment home.Do some the reconstructed houses around the Neumarkt have apartment?
If so, what is the occupancy problem?
I think this problem is not only in Dresden...in every european city mostly of the historic centres has been ocupated by offices, hotels, and shops, and the habitants are much less then in the past, because the price of the apartments is too high for normal people.
There's always Schwabing!Munich's city center for example is being transformed into a big mall at the moment. They assume that they will find bars in the pedestrian city center, but there are just a few. . . . the pedestrian zone turns quickly into a graveyard after 8 o'clock cause the cool and hip places have been replaced by Gucci stores.
Excellent points. Progress will take place or a nation/urban area will be left to the whims of tourists who may want to experience the past for a few moments. very risky for the vitality of a city. what dresden is doing and what it sounds like Munich is as well is a 21st century solution for staying alive and dynamic. The hot and hip night spots will return if there is demand, for sure, just like demand is driving the daytime crowds.Mine post is an answer to the other members saying that even rebuilding the neumarkt as it was before IIWW, it's not possible rebuilt the same atmosphere and the same social dynamics of the old Dresden. I think is not this a reason to not rebuilt it, because it would be changed anyway: the new Neumarkt is full of hotels, shops, and offices like any other centre of any other city of Europe that survived at the war
It would be nice to see them there again. :drunk::drunk:Anyway, it will be by far better then this
Rather the blame lies at Churchill's feet for having destroyed the cities unnecessarily in the first place.