I was in East Berlin back in the 80s. I was shocked to see bombed out buildings still untouched. I was transfixed. I wandered the streets for days, trying to reassemble the streets in my mind.
Everytime Im in Germany I try to visualise what this street or that square must have looked like.
Was in Stuttgart and Frankfurt last January. You can see pieces of old city. I always try to piece together. Such a tragedy.
I would love it if there were pictures of before and after shots taken from the same point. I am fascinated by this.
__________________ We live in a Throw away society........
Here is a view from that bridge in 2012 looking back towards the plaza outside the Hofkirche. IMO I think it looks much nicer now than in that old postcard.
Zwinger Palace in 2012 undergoing further renovations. This view is in the opposite direction from the postcard. The postcard photo would have been taken from the balcony in the below photo.