Eberhard Burger, OBE (born 26 July 1943 in Berlin) is a German civil engineer. He is particularly active in Dresden, overseeing construction of the new Zionskirche and serving as Director of Construction for the rebuilding of the Frauenkirche from 1996 to 2005 and from 2001 to present as chairman of the Dresden Frauenkirche Foundation (

Stiftung Frauenkirche Dresden The Stiftung Frauenkirche Dresden is a legally capable foundation under civil law in Dresden established on 28 June 1994. Its purpose was initially the reconstruction of the Dresden Frauenkirche according to George Bähr's historical model. Sinc ...

). He was granted the Großes Bundesverdienstkreuz on 7 September 2007, then made an

OBE The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...

in November 2007 "in recognition of his contributions to the reconstruction of the Frauenkirche and his significant contribution to the reconciliation of he British and Germanpeoples in this project".

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Freeman of the City of Dresden
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Bibliography

* Eberhard Burger, Jörg Schöner; Die Frauenkirche zu Dresden, 2001,

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