Neo-Nazi marches in Dresden religious congregations participated was attended by members and supporters of the neo-Nazi party NPD. In 2008 both anti-fascist groups that operated nationally and liberal parties, concluded that the annual Nazi march in Dresden was no longer a regional issue, but had way outgrown this limited importance by becoming the biggest gathering of Nazis in Germany. Thus, both groups organized protest against the Nazi marches in Dresden nationally. The first did so with the formation of national coalition of antifascist groups. "No Pasaran", an antifascist slogan that originated during the Spanish Civil War, was its program and name. "This year we
Culture in Dresden them was the "Kugelhaus" (Globe House) which was torn down. Along with older constructions, many modern buildings were destroyed in the Second World War. Most of the present cityscape of Dresden was built up after 1945, a mix of reconstructed or repaired old buildings and new buildings of the modern and postmodern styles of the second half of the 20th century. Under the German Democratic Republic, Dresden was planned and reconstituted as a model socialist city. Streets were arranged to keep chimneys of industry in sight. Wide streets and squares were cut into the landscape. Central public spaces, such as