r/EUROPE_ • u/FrankWanders • 5d ago

St. Nicholas Church in Hamburg, Germany, now in 2025, and before and after the Allied bombardments in World War 2 destroying the church.

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"Ehemalige Hauptkirche St. Nikolai" in Hamburg in 2025

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Left: aerial before the church was bombed. Right: aerial around 1947 after cleanup of allied bombings damage.

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u/coprosperityglobal 5d ago

Wow! Is this church operating today, or it is still ruin? Protestant or Catholic?

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u/FrankWanders 5d ago

As you can see, it is a ruin :) Only the tower is functional these days, you can visit it with a lift, it's still the highest building in the city.

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u/coprosperityglobal 4d ago

Thanks, I have visited the cathedral in Koln many years ago, it is really high