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Photographer: via Let's Go Exploring
Taken: unknown
Caption: Protecting the building during World War II
Additional Description: During World War II Innsbruck suffered from both occupation by Axis powers and aerial bombing from the Allies. In the mid and late war years the city was slammed on multiple occasions from Allied bombs which devastated the nearby railroad yards and many surrounding buildings. The Altstadt area also received bomb damage. To protect this treasure, the people of Innsbruck encased the Goldenes Dachl in a thick bunker to protect it from damage. At the war’s end the bunker was removed; amidst the surrounding ruins of war the preserved Goldenes Dachl shown brightly and became a symbol of hope during Innsbruck’s rebuilding.
Submitted: November 24, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
Database Locator Identification Number: p761844
File Size: 0.350 Megabytes

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