How much of European architecture and art was destroyed in world war I and II? I Any good web sites bout this?
Plazzmoidi F. McStinkleshlonger asked:
I am just interested in this topic. When I go to Europe today I wonder just how much more cool art and architecture must have existed before WWI and WWII.
I am just interested in this topic. When I go to Europe today I wonder just how much more cool art and architecture must have existed before WWI and WWII.
3 Responses on How much of European architecture and art was destroyed in world war I and II? I Any good web sites bout this?
–London Guild Hall and Coventry Cathedral–both destroyed by the Luftwaffe…they also inflicted damage on Canterbury Cathedral, the British Museum, the Tate Gallery, and the National Gallery. St. Paul’s Cathedral was saved only because some (very) brave men extinguished a fire that was blazing on the dome.
–Alexandria Library: half a million documents and books were burned–considered “the biggest cultural loss in time of war” from the last 2,000 years. (WW2)
–Wurzberg University lost about 550,000 books (WW2)
–The Abbey of Monte Cassino in Italy was destroyed by the U.S. (WW2)
A fabulous film about the near-destruction of St Pauls
Well in GErmany many towns were destroyed and when the war was over the town had a choice of keeping messed up historical things or starting new. Some started new and vise versa. now in Germany there are post1945complexes and pre1945complexes.
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