Press Photo Montecassino Rebuilt to Be Re-Consecrated By pope

Montecassino rebuilt to be re-conscrated by the Pope: On February 15th, 1944, the beautiful Abbey of Montecassino, perched on its hilltop above the town of Cassino, and held by the Germans, was completely destroyed by Allied Aircraft and much of the town below with it. Today both are rebuilt and the Abbey is to be reconsecrated by the Pope in June. But there are still many reminders of the destruction of that day: there is the tank, still standing by the roadside in Cassino, left there since 1944, there are the giant heaps of rubble, the remsins of the old Abbey, at the foot of the new one, there is the Polish cemetery. The Abbey of Montecassino from the beginning of the Sacred Zone.

Photo measures 10 x 8.25 inches.

Photo is dated --0000.



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