The church survived the war practically unscathed (unlike the Augusteum next to it) but was dynamited in 1968 during the communist regime by a decision of the SED-led city administration and the university administration.
The church survived the war practically unscathed, unlike the Augusteum next to it. On 30 May 1968 the Paulinerkirche was dynamited in 1968 during the communist regime by a decision of the SED-led city administration and the university administration.