St. Nikolai Church / Hamburg (Germany), Gothic Revival, tallest construction in the world until 1877, bombed in summer 1943 by Royal Air Force. The ruins continue to serve as a memorial for the victims of war and nazi terror
haversack77 says Tragic. The lone spire reminds me a lot of the bombed out shell of Coventry cathedral in England: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Hamburg_StNikolai_Panorama.jpg/864px-Hamburg_StNikolai_Panorama.jpg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Ruins_of_the_Old_Cathedral_-Coventry-5July2008.jpg/1280px-Ruins_of_the_Old_Cathedral_-Coventry-5July2008.jpg
haversack77 says
Tragic. The lone spire reminds me a lot of the bombed out shell of Coventry cathedral in England:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Hamburg_StNikolai_Panorama.jpg/864px-Hamburg_StNikolai_Panorama.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Ruins_of_the_Old_Cathedral_-Coventry-5July2008.jpg/1280px-Ruins_of_the_Old_Cathedral_-Coventry-5July2008.jpg