English: This aerial photograph was taken by the Nijmegen police in 1945, approximately above the Joris Ivensplein from the west looking to the east. The damage from the Second World War that Nijmegen sustained, especially in the 1944, can be seen clearly, although much of the rubble had been cleaned up by the time this picture was taken. In the foreground, parts of the centre mainly bombed in February 1944 can be seen, such as the steeple of Saint Steven's Church (lower left corner) and Augustine's Church (a little below the middle). Most buildings in the background were not destroyed until later during Operation Market Garden in September 1944 (see Historische @tlas Nijmegen). Saint Dominicus' Church (above the middle) survived the war, but was demolished anyway in 1951, and rebuilt near Galgenveld. Left of it, the City Hall only retained its front and side walls. On the right, the large open plain can be seen that resulted from the complete destruction of buildings during the February 1944 bombing; after the war, this place would become Plein 1944 (Square 1944).