After the war Dresden fell under Soviet occupation and later the communist German Democratic Republic which rebuilt the Neumarkt area in socialist realist style and partially with historic buildings. However huge areas and parcels of the place remained untilled.
After World War II, Dresden's transformation under Soviet occupation and subsequent incorporation into communist East Germany led to the reconstruction of the Neumarkt area in a distinctive socialist realist style, incorporating some historic buildings. Nevertheless, significant areas of the location remained unworked or undeveloped.