[PAR] [TLE] Zionskirche, Dresden [SEP] The Zionskirche is the name given to two Evangelical Lutheran church buildings in the Südvorstadt district of Dresden.  The first, the "Alte Zionskirche" or "Old Zion's Church" was built by Schilling & Graebner from 1908 to 1912.  This building was hit and badly damaged by fire during the bombing in February 1945.  A temporary roof was later added and it is now preserved as a ruin, housing a lapidarium with 3000 sculptures.  The parish, meanwhile, was housed in a barracks next to the ruins until the first stone of a new building (the "Neue Zionskirche") was laid on Bayreuther Straße on 5 June 1981, as a gift from the Church of Sweden.  With its construction overseen by Eberhard Burger, the new building was inaugurated on 31 October 1982. [PAR] [TLE] Bombing of Dresden in World War II [SEP] The bombing of Dresden was a British/American aerial bombing attack on the city of Dresden, the capital of the German state of Saxony, that took place during the Second World War in the European Theatre.  In four raids between 13 and 15 February 1945, 722 heavy bombers of the British Royal Air Force (RAF) and 527 of the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) dropped more than 3,900 tons of high-explosive bombs and incendiary devices on the city.  The bombing and the resulting firestorm destroyed over 1600 acre of the city centre.  An estimated 22,700 to 25,000 people were killed, although inflated casualty figures have been claimed over the years.  Three more USAAF air raids followed, two occurring on 2 March aimed at the city's railroad marshaling yard and one small raid on 17 April aimed at industrial areas.
[PAR] [TLE] Zionskirche , Dresden [ SEP ] The Zionskirche is the name given to two Evangelical Lutheran church buildings in the Südvorstadt district of Dresden . The first , the " Alte Zionskirche " or " Old Zion 's Church " was built by Schilling & Graebner from 1908 to 1912 . This building was hit and badly damaged by fire during the bombing in February 1945 . A temporary roof was later added and it is now preserved as a ruin , housing a lapidarium with 3000 sculptures . The parish , meanwhile , was housed in a barracks next to the ruins until the first stone of a new building ( the " Neue Zionskirche " ) was laid on Bayreuther Straße on 5 June 1981 , as a gift from the Church of Sweden . With its construction overseen by Eberhard Burger , the new building was inaugurated on 31 October 1982 . [PAR] [TLE] Bombing of Dresden in World War II [ SEP ] The bombing of Dresden was a British / American aerial bombing attack on the city of Dresden , the capital of the German state of Saxony , that took place during the Second World War in the European Theatre . In four raids between 13 and 15 February 1945 , 722 heavy bombers of the British Royal Air Force ( RAF ) and 527 of the United States Army Air Forces ( USAAF ) dropped more than 3,900 tons of high - explosive bombs and incendiary devices on the city . The bombing and the resulting firestorm destroyed over 1600 acre of the city centre . An estimated 22,700 to 25,000 people were killed , although inflated casualty figures have been claimed over the years . Three more USAAF air raids followed , two occurring on 2 March aimed at the city 's railroad marshaling yard and one small raid on 17 April aimed at industrial areas .
The Zionskirche was damaged during what British/American attack during World War II?
The Zionskirche was damaged during what British / American attack during World War II ?
bombing of Dresden
bombing of Dresden