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The ruin of the Frauenkirche on the Neumarkt square was until a few years ago a warning reminder of the senseless destruction of Dresden at the end of the Second World War. Today, as the stones of the ruin are slowly pieced back together, it has become a symbol for reconciliation and tolerance, for the reconstruction and growing self-confidence of the City. George Bähr's Frauenkirche represents the culmination of Baroque Protestant church architecture. Its concave, bell-shaped, apparently unsupported sandstone dome was a sensation for architects of the time and was the widely visible centrepiece of the City silhouette until the destruction of 1945. The Baroque decoration of the chancel was the work of Johann Gottfried Feige, while the dome was painted by Giovanni Battista Grone. The Silbermann organ in the church resounded for the first time in 1736, and on 1 December of the same year a recital was given by Johann Sebastian Bach. The Frauenkirche was famous for its acoustics. In a few years time it will once again shine out in its full splendour - thanks to the support of people from all over the world.