Eighty years after it was reduced to rubble, the old town’s main square was full on Sunday for a ceremony honoring the residents who rebuilt it, often working from 18th-century paintings to get the details right.
“My grandmother carried bricks here. She used to tell us which ones,” said Anna Kowal, 34, who attended with her children.
The reconstructed old town is now a UNESCO World Heritage site, recognized as an example of near-total reconstruction.
