I took my last wander this morning, seeing the interesting things I wanted to see. This monument is to Julious Otto, composer and director of Music in the Kreuzkirche. He has some of his choir children with him. Towards the end of the war the metal was melted down and used for ammunition, but in 2010 the artist Niklas Klotz remodelled and cast it and it now sits outside the church in memory of the choir master.
The photo below shows the Procession of the Princes. It is made of individual Meissen tiles and miraculously survived undamaged the night of 13th February 1945. It shows all the rulers of the House of Wettin. (This one section shows Augustus the Strong.)
This photo of the Frauenkirche shows clearly the pieces of the original building left standing on February 13th/14th 1945, in contrast with the new stone rebuild. The church remained a pile of stones until 1985 when the decision and enough money had been raised to start the rebuild. I managed to get into the 12 noon service today to hear organ music by Bach. I have been deaf in my right ear for three weeks and during the service with Bach's music my ear suddenly cleared. It is amazing the effect Bach's organ music has on me. I can cancel my appointment with the doctor next Tuesday.
I have just returned from having a nice goodbye meal with Beate my email partner. We said "Aufwiedersehen" not goodbye. I shall have to return to this beautiful city one day.
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