On Briennerstraße next to the Hotel Regina. Munich, Germany. 1946.
Porticus of the Propyläen. Munich, Germany. 1946.
Unidentified Ruin - Abstract Art. Munich, Germany. 1945.
Buildings near the Royal Stables. Munich, Germany. 1945/1946.
Ruins of Konradstraße. Munich, Germany. 1945.
View of the roofless Saint Michael's Jesuit Church. Munich, Germany. 1946. All images © Herbert List / Magnum Photos.
In the devasted Academy of Arts' storeroom. Plaster-cast group. The figural group on the left is probably a design for a large motorway monument by Josef Thorak, who, as Academy lecturer, had an at (...)
View of the new town hall down the street. Munich, Germany. 1945–46.
Traffic sign, "Löwenbräukeller." Munich, Germany. 1945–46.
Academy of Arts. Michelangelo's Slave, damaged plaster cast. Munich, Germany. Winter, 1945-46.
Triumphal arch. Figural fragment. Munich, Germany. 1947.
Glyptothek. Roman statue. Munich, Germany. Winter of 1945–46
Man Leading Horse, by Bernhard Bleeker. The sculptural group originally stood outside the Technical University. Munich, Germany. 1946.
During the rebuilding of the Technical University. Hermann Hahn's "Rosseführer" (Man Leading Horse) has already been re-erected, whereas Bernhard Bleeker's is still on the ground. Circa 1949.
Arches in the destroyed Frauenkirche. Vista of the southern choir ambulatory. Munich, Germany. 1946.
Nave of the destroyed Frauenkirche. Munich, Germany. Winter, 1945-46.
"Meat products - Where? - In the cellar!" After the destruction of the buildings, many workshops and stores were able to maintain supplies in highly provisional emergency quarters despite the short (...)
Ruins of the New Pinakothek. Munich, Germany. Winter 1945–46.
Collecting wood for the winter. Children not only play in the highly dangerous ruins, but also help the adults to collect vital firewood. Munich, Germany. 1945.
In the devasted Academy of Arts' storeroom. Plaster-cast group. The figural group on the left is probably a design for a large motorway monument by Josef Thorak, who, as Academy lecturer, had an at (...)
