The town's primary cultural decline was that from the Romanesque church of Obermünster, which was ruined in a very March 1945 air raid and wasn't rebuilt (the belfry survived). Also, Regensburg's gradual financial Restoration after the war ensured that historic buildings were not torn down and replaced by newer ones. https://troyejmno.webbuzzfeed.com/27201366/the-smart-trick-of-germany-that-no-one-is-discussing